Thanks for all the comments. I'm much reassured by what's been said about the cataract op, and it looks like the main decision will be whether to have the left one done at the same time; I tend to think not yet, per @HardyAddick, as it is not much developed, but I will see what the surgeon recommends. Great to see that the thread has also helped bring together people with less common issues. It's another example of how great CL can be.
After I had my first op I had a consultation with my surgeon and he said the other eye was going the same way, not sure if I believed him totally, but as it would mean never wearing glasses again and my eyesight would be better than before I agreed to have the second operation
Am having cataract surgery in 2 weeks' time. Had them diagnosed several years ago and my Optician referred me after my most recent check up. Have been short sighted since age 12. How have those who have had the op done managed to cope vision wise between having first eye done and second one operated on? There doesn't seem to be clear cut advice on this. Has anyone had success with removing the lens from your glasses on the operated side?
How about driving? There is no public transport where I live so being able to drive again is pretty important.
I have to see the optician 6 weeks after op and I know I am not going to get perfect vision as I have astigmatism.
Am having cataract surgery in 2 weeks' time. Had them diagnosed several years ago and my Optician referred me after my most recent check up. Have been short sighted since age 12. How have those who have had the op done managed to cope vision wise between having first eye done and second one operated on? There doesn't seem to be clear cut advice on this. Has anyone had success with removing the lens from your glasses on the operated side?
How about driving? There is no public transport where I live so being able to drive again is pretty important.
I have to see the optician 6 weeks after op and I know I am not going to get perfect vision as I have astigmatism.
Any advice gratefully received.
I'm having the same op. in two weeks time also. Slight complication with me due to an accident with my eye when I was a child, so there was a bit of investigation by a consultant. They say that all should be well, but I have to admit to being a bit worried.
Am having cataract surgery in 2 weeks' time. Had them diagnosed several years ago and my Optician referred me after my most recent check up. Have been short sighted since age 12. How have those who have had the op done managed to cope vision wise between having first eye done and second one operated on? There doesn't seem to be clear cut advice on this. Has anyone had success with removing the lens from your glasses on the operated side?
How about driving? There is no public transport where I live so being able to drive again is pretty important.
I have to see the optician 6 weeks after op and I know I am not going to get perfect vision as I have astigmatism.
Any advice gratefully received.
I'm having the same op. in two weeks time also. Slight complication with me due to an accident with my eye when I was a child, so there was a bit of investigation by a consultant. They say that all should be well, but I have to admit to being a bit worried.
I had my left eye surgery in October 2020. I needed glasses for driving. Was allowed to drive a week later but took lense out. 2 months later had right eye done and a week later driving with no glasses. You will not believe how bright and colourful everything is. Still need glasses for reading though.
My son has Keratoconus, and underwent a procedure called Crosslinking in his late teens, and has stabilised the condition, (he is now nearly 30) He is very sanguine about it and just gets on with things, he had a really good Opthalmist at QMs in Sidcup.
Mine too, but his crosslinking procedure was performed when he was 17. He was lucky in the the condition was picked up by an optician who happened to have previously worked at Moorfields. He also has regular checks, the next one being on Tuesday.
As I mention back in October, was diagnosed with early signs of cataracts last year, and will probably need surgery in three or fours years.
My wife had her hip replaced at Benenden Hospital, fantastic hospital, but getting to it by car is like driving a stage of the Monte Carlo Rally .
I had microfracture done on my ankle at Benenden having to be there at 7AM, woke up in the early morning to find it snowing. That was fun getting there.
My wife had her hip replaced at Benenden Hospital, fantastic hospital, but getting to it by car is like driving a stage of the Monte Carlo Rally .
I had microfracture done on my ankle at Benenden having to be there at 7AM, woke up in the early morning to find it snowing. That was fun getting there.
Fortunately only live about 8 miles away. Will still leave plenty of time though as they love a road closure round my way.
In case it helps, short update on my eyes following my op in early December. I had the right eye done, and was advised by the clinic to review my left eye situation “in the Spring”. However my opthalmologist, who has checked it three times since then, reckons it will probably be a year before I might need it ( the cataract is far less developed than the RH one was) .
If i were writing this 4 weeks ago I might have expressed some disappointment with the outcome. I now need readers more than I did, this was expected as the lens I chose was selected to optimise my longer sight. But I felt it had not quite delivered, especially when sitting in the car, I felt it might be advisable still to wear my varifocals for driving. However that might have been down to the car, brand new and bristling with “information”. Also I have suffered from the right eye being a bit watery. However right now it all seems to have improved. Others have said to me that it can take time to get to 100% of the expected improvement. The constant need to have readers at hand is a bit of a faff, but I’m getting used to it.
So I didnt quite come away from the op into an amazing new world of light and colour but it may be because my situation was not so bad to start off with. i am getting a pair of varifocals with new photochromic lenses done, just for driving. Overall, happy with the outcome.
In case it helps, short update on my eyes following my op in early December. I had the right eye done, and was advised by the clinic to review my left eye situation “in the Spring”. However my opthalmologist, who has checked it three times since then, reckons it will probably be a year before I might need it ( the cataract is far less developed than the RH one was) .
If i were writing this 4 weeks ago I might have expressed some disappointment with the outcome. I now need readers more than I did, this was expected as the lens I chose was selected to optimise my longer sight. But I felt it had not quite delivered, especially when sitting in the car, I felt it might be advisable still to wear my varifocals for driving. However that might have been down to the car, brand new and bristling with “information”. Also I have suffered from the right eye being a bit watery. However right now it all seems to have improved. Others have said to me that it can take time to get to 100% of the expected improvement. The constant need to have readers at hand is a bit of a faff, but I’m getting used to it.
So I didn't quite come away from the op into an amazing new world of light and colour but it may be because my situation was not so bad to start off with. i am getting a pair of varifocals with new photochromic lenses done, just for driving. Overall, happy with the outcome.
Thanks for this - your level of eyesight sounds very much like mine and glad to hear that yours is now settling down. I have already been 'warned' that I will almost certainly still need glasses for driving. As I have a high level of astigmatism in one eye and to a lesser degree in the other - the mono lens for sight distance I have opted for won't correct the astigmatism. Having said that one of the possible 'cons' for multifocal lenses was glare and halos, which I don't fancy. I have already been listed for the other eye so hope to have that done midsummer. Thanks again.
Had it done late yesterday afternoon. Not the most pleasant of procedures but wasn't expecting it to be. Blurry last night but much clearer vision this morning. Slight flickering and eye red and uncomfortable rather than painful. Should be called for other eye in a month. Thanks again everyone for your advice.
Had it done late yesterday afternoon. Not the most pleasant of procedures but wasn't expecting it to be. Blurry last night but much clearer vision this morning. Slight flickering and eye red and uncomfortable rather than painful. Should be called for other eye in a month. Thanks again everyone for your advice.
Exactly the same here mate. Had mine yesterday morning. Just waiting for a date for my second one to be done. Slight complication with me because I had an accident with my eye as a child so had to have a consultant to decide if it was ok to do. He also did the op. but all is well. Managed to watch the team win last night which was a bit of a bonus.
Had my second cataract op on Thursday. Different surgeon this time and not so 'gentle' as previous surgeon. Slightly more sore this time round but vision much better today. Will still need glasses for driving, cinema etc but for the first time in nearly 60 years have pretty good vision.
Had cataract surgery on my left eye back in June, and I’m now able to watch the football without glasses, and I can actually see which players are which, even up the other end of the pitch. Same applies to going to the cinema and driving. They put in a lens which is great for long distance vision, not not good for close up.
I’m having the other eye done today. They’ll put in a, close-up/medium distance lens in that eye, so hopefully I should be able to read my phone as well, possibly without needing to use glasses. The first op was done under the NHS, but this op will be done privately, as the fancy lens option isn’t yet widely available under the NHS.
PS The cataract in my right eye has got worse since June, meaning that I needed surgery.
Had cataract surgery on my left eye back in June, and I’m now able to watch the football without glasses, and I can actually see which players are which, even up the other end of the pitch. Same applies to going to the cinema and driving. They put in a lens which is great for long distance vision, not not good for close up.
I’m having the other eye done today. They’ll put in a, close-up/medium distance lens in that eye, so hopefully I should be able to read my phone as well, possibly without needing to use glasses. The first op was done under the NHS, but this op will be done privately, as the fancy lens option isn’t yet widely available under the NHS.
PS The cataract in my right eye has got worse since June, meaning that I needed surgery.
Sorry to hear this James, being able to see things clearer at The Valley must be very depressing 😁
My recent appointment with the optician revealed that I have the starting of a cataract. I kind of expected something like this as my year tick o meter is speeding along at the rate of knots. However the good news is that I shouldn’t expect to notice a change for another 5 to 10 years. Well that’s something to look forward too 🥸
I have Iritis and a side effect of thr steroid eye drops is cataracts.
Ive been to see the eye doc and was ready to be listed for a couple of ops to have my cataracts removed. Sadly they found a tad of iritis and cannot operate until it has gone so having 8 weeks of treatment then hopefully an op in 2/3 months later
Not quite as straightforward as the left eye surgery, but the eye already feels less ‘scratchy’ after a good night’s sleep. Can take up to a week or two for the vision to improve, so fingers crossed.
I have Iritis and a side effect of thr steroid eye drops is cataracts.
Ive been to see the eye doc and was ready to be listed for a couple of ops to have my cataracts removed. Sadly they found a tad of iritis and cannot operate until it has gone so having 8 weeks of treatment then hopefully an op in 2/3 months later
Have to say, even having one eye operated on has made a huge difference. I now no longer have to ask my friend Tim which players are which up the other end of the pitch, when I used to have to, even wearing glasses, (which I don’t have to wear now). Some of my posts on the post match threads might start making sense now, you never know. lol.
Just too add my experience's, Had my left eye cataract done as a NH patient at the Benenden , and like my knee op first class treatment. I was advised to get the right eye done, and frankly wished I had of done at the same time, but declined to do so, as the optician, and GP had not told me prior to the procedure!. Being 73, and still doing a small amount of photographic retouching, and as a type 2 diabetic, thought it wise to see how it progressed. All good, but my 'GP', has kicked the second op into 'let's wait and see', (no pun intended). I questioned why? Then find out this "GP' is a Physician associate. Seem's, that he gave a vague reply about till it mature's, is a load of 'waffle', and this 'GP', could well have been working to a 'NHS criteria of need' , we agreed in the end to discuss this in the Autumn. So I have a specialist Ophthalmic surgeon saying I need the operation, and a 'Physician associate' ......back peddling it seems to myself.? I did have ophthalmic shingles in the right eye 2 years ago, and the excellent staff at the NHS local hospital, did an excellent job. I have since also had my specialist 'Diabetic eye screening'.
Of course in the meantime, I have noticed that my right eye is watering, and driving at night on the rare occasions `I do so' , will become an issue as I do use the car, and now being winter. I noticed the headlight flare on the country roads down here an issue' last night on my way home, So on Monday will request a visit to see a 'GP', and will see if I can persuade them to put me on the list. I appreciate that lists are long, and that money is stretched, but will be more assertive, and ask for a second opinion, seeing `I have a letter, stating that I need the right eye procedure? So I would advise anyone to have both eyes done if you have a diagnosis to do so, by a specialist? , The adventure goes on, in the meantime, I have stopped doing the 'retouching', no big issue, but wonder quite why waiting will do any good, except fullfill some criteria?.
Get a referral to SpaMedica. They have an NHS contract and will see you in around 4 weeks and operate soon after. All free. They did both my eyes in Bromley last Autumn. Clinics all over the country.
When I had my LASIK done 23 years ago I was told there was no reason not to have both eyes done at the same time as they were separate organs and how one reacted was independent of how the other reacted. I have glaucoma and have noticed a marked deterioration in the last 6 months and am guessing this Is due to the cataracts I was told I had in a matter of fact sort of way a few years back. This thread is food for thought !
Get a referral to SpaMedica. They have an NHS contract and will see you in around 4 weeks and operate soon after. All free. They did both my eyes in Bromley last Autumn. Clinics all over the country.
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How about driving? There is no public transport where I live so being able to drive again is pretty important.
I have to see the optician 6 weeks after op and I know I am not going to get perfect vision as I have astigmatism.
Any advice gratefully received.
Please let us know how the surgery goes when you're able to. x
Slight complication with me due to an accident with my eye when I was a child, so there was a bit of investigation by a consultant.
They say that all should be well, but I have to admit to being a bit worried.
I needed glasses for driving. Was allowed to drive a week later but took lense out. 2 months later had right eye done and a week later driving with no glasses. You will not believe how bright and colourful everything is. Still need glasses for reading though.
I had to smile at the admission letter which states:
'You will be ready to leave the hospital approx 30 mins after your operation You are advised NOT to drive yourself on discharge'
If i were writing this 4 weeks ago I might have expressed some disappointment with the outcome. I now need readers more than I did, this was expected as the lens I chose was selected to optimise my longer sight. But I felt it had not quite delivered, especially when sitting in the car, I felt it might be advisable still to wear my varifocals for driving. However that might have been down to the car, brand new and bristling with “information”. Also I have suffered from the right eye being a bit watery. However right now it all seems to have improved. Others have said to me that it can take time to get to 100% of the expected improvement. The constant need to have readers at hand is a bit of a faff, but I’m getting used to it.
Had mine yesterday morning.
Just waiting for a date for my second one to be done.
Slight complication with me because I had an accident with my eye as a child so had to have a consultant to decide if it was ok to do.
He also did the op. but all is well.
Managed to watch the team win last night which was a bit of a bonus.
The first op was done under the NHS, but this op will be done privately, as the fancy lens option isn’t yet widely available under the NHS.
Some of my posts on the post match threads might start making sense now, you never know. lol.
Then find out this "GP' is a Physician associate. Seem's, that he gave a vague reply about till it mature's, is a load of 'waffle', and this 'GP', could well have been working to a 'NHS criteria of need' , we agreed in the end to discuss this in the Autumn. So I have a specialist Ophthalmic surgeon saying I need the operation, and a 'Physician associate' ......back peddling it seems to myself.?
I did have ophthalmic shingles in the right eye 2 years ago, and the excellent staff at the NHS local hospital, did an excellent job. I have since also had my specialist 'Diabetic eye screening'.
Of course in the meantime, I have noticed that my right eye is watering, and driving at night on the rare occasions `I do so' , will become an issue as I do use the car, and now being winter. I noticed the headlight flare on the country roads down here an issue' last night on my way home, So on Monday will request a visit to see a 'GP', and will see if I can persuade them to put me on the list.
I appreciate that lists are long, and that money is stretched, but will be more assertive, and ask for a second opinion, seeing `I have a letter, stating that I need the right eye procedure?
So I would advise anyone to have both eyes done if you have a diagnosis to do so, by a specialist? ,
The adventure goes on, in the meantime, I have stopped doing the 'retouching', no big issue, but wonder quite why waiting will do any good, except fullfill some criteria?.