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.
Same for Chec clinics. They were amazing with my left eye. I was referred by my optician.
I will be having the cataracts done in Jan / early Feb. They will do the left eye first (the worst one) and then the right a week or two later. The doc says two weeks off work for an eye to recover as i do a lot of heavy lifting etc. This is going to be at least 4 weeks. She also mentioned not getting water in the eye. How did you all cope with this? I'm pretty certain that hair dye will be a big no for a while. Really dont want to have to reveal that I'm grey but....
I will be having the cataracts done in Jan / early Feb. They will do the left eye first (the worst one) and then the right a week or two later. The doc says two weeks off work for an eye to recover as i do a lot of heavy lifting etc. This is going to be at least 4 weeks. She also mentioned not getting water in the eye. How did you all cope with this? I'm pretty certain that hair dye will be a big no for a while. Really dont want to have to reveal that I'm grey but....
What else can't I do?
The museum do xlarge bucket hats, that should do the trick.
I will be having the cataracts done in Jan / early Feb. They will do the left eye first (the worst one) and then the right a week or two later. The doc says two weeks off work for an eye to recover as i do a lot of heavy lifting etc. This is going to be at least 4 weeks. She also mentioned not getting water in the eye. How did you all cope with this? I'm pretty certain that hair dye will be a big no for a while. Really dont want to have to reveal that I'm grey but....
What else can't I do?
Swimming goggles, how long do you have to wait before you can drive?
I will be having the cataracts done in Jan / early Feb. They will do the left eye first (the worst one) and then the right a week or two later. The doc says two weeks off work for an eye to recover as i do a lot of heavy lifting etc. This is going to be at least 4 weeks. She also mentioned not getting water in the eye. How did you all cope with this? I'm pretty certain that hair dye will be a big no for a while. Really dont want to have to reveal that I'm grey but....
What else can't I do?
Well seeing as you don’t rinse out your recycling water shouldn’t be a problem, more chance of you getting wine in your eyes 😁😁
But on a serious note I hope all goes well and your recovery is a swift one xx
I will be having the cataracts done in Jan / early Feb. They will do the left eye first (the worst one) and then the right a week or two later. The doc says two weeks off work for an eye to recover as i do a lot of heavy lifting etc. This is going to be at least 4 weeks. She also mentioned not getting water in the eye. How did you all cope with this? I'm pretty certain that hair dye will be a big no for a while. Really dont want to have to reveal that I'm grey but....
What else can't I do?
You can’t bend down (especially suddenly) for 4 weeks or do gardening as you can get infection easily. Don’t wash hair for 2-3 days then carefully after that - no water in eye for 48hours. I drove 2 days after and was fine. Avoid bright sunshine or wear sunglasses. Hope that helps.
I will be having the cataracts done in Jan / early Feb. They will do the left eye first (the worst one) and then the right a week or two later. The doc says two weeks off work for an eye to recover as i do a lot of heavy lifting etc. This is going to be at least 4 weeks. She also mentioned not getting water in the eye. How did you all cope with this? I'm pretty certain that hair dye will be a big no for a while. Really dont want to have to reveal that I'm grey but....
What else can't I do?
You can’t bend down (especially suddenly) for 4 weeks or do gardening as you can get infection easily. Don’t wash hair for 2-3 days then carefully after that - no water in eye for 48hours. I drove 2 days after and was fine. Avoid bright sunshine or wear sunglasses. Hope that helps.
Thank you. I wasn’t aware you couldn’t do gardening. That’s going to make my life quite difficult as I work outside.
Pleased to hear you could drive soon after the op. I’m having both eyes done with a week or two in between so I recon I’ll be off the road for a bit.
As mentioned in October go today to get re-assessed , for the right eye. Hopefully just a formality, and expect to have the procedure in January/February. Because of the dithering, or what `I suggest is the NHS slowing down the waiting times, due to the pressure on the service, from a financial perspective. Seems a waste of time, and more cost to the NHS, and if the GP had diagnosed both eyes at the start I would have had both eyes done at the same time. As I mentioned in the previous post, I have stopped doing the photographic retouching, and probably will not return to it. not been to the GP'S since, I thought I was doing the right thing, not sure now.
As someone that had lens replacement surgery and assumes its similar surgery can I just add. Under no circumstances watch YouTube videos of the procedure, while painless its a strange sensation.
Ken, I don't think you can have both eyes done at the same time, otherwise with both having eye patches, you will be unable to see.
A friend of mine had both eyes done at the same time as he was offered that option (private). Seemed to go ok. He also opted to have both hips replaced (not with the eye surgery) at the same time which I thought was mad. He has a hell of a time getting about.
Ken, I don't think you can have both eyes done at the same time, otherwise with both having eye patches, you will be unable to see.
Well the Benenden Health assured me again today they could have done both at the same time, when I explained about the delay from earlier this year.(The reluctance was on my behalf, and wanted to see the effects, which are for myself an improvement) The consultant smiled when I suggested it was probably due to the Heath trust suggesting to GP's to 'graduate' the surgery, he went on to remark that he had heard of it happening lately. Anyway, hopefully set for early next year, he said they will be in touch next week?.
Ken, I don't think you can have both eyes done at the same time, otherwise with both having eye patches, you will be unable to see.
Well the Benenden Health assured me again today they could have done both at the same time, when I explained about the delay from earlier this year.(The reluctance was on my behalf, and wanted to see the effects, which are for myself an improvement) The consultant smiled when I suggested it was probably due to the Heath trust suggesting to GP's to 'graduate' the surgery, he went on to remark that he had heard of it happening lately. Anyway, hopefully set for early next year, he said they will be in touch next week?.
Aha! That’s where my friend had his done - both on the same day.
My mums 85, she was offered at 80 to have both eyes done (cataracts) when she was 80, but declined (at Moorfields) so only had one done.
5 years later the other eye had got really bad, so much so that she couldn’t read, she wishes she’d had both done at the same time, but I am absolutely no expert, as to what’s the right or wrong way of doing it.
The thing that shook me the most, a few years ago before Covid, she went on holiday with my sister, and whilst away, I went over to do jobs around the house.
She was always complaining of having a poorly / upset tummy.
I checked her food cupboards, and threw away stuff that was 18 years out of date, bit sad really , but she couldn’t read the dates on stuff, so was definitely in need of having them done.
When I had my eyes lasered 24 years ago I was told there was no reason NOT to have both eyes done at the same time. The explanation was that they are different organs and how one reacts to surgery will not inform you as to how the other one will react.
I've had both eyes done (cataracts), when I had the first one done they told me that they could have made it perfect, but as the other eye was very weak it would be too different and caused a problem. So, they essentially went half way and it worked fine.
As for the driving, they advised 4-5 days for things to settle down, although my first one was perfect the day after, but I had an inflammation with the second one and it took a bit longer.
I found that apart from the increase in sharpness, colours are more vivid, really made a big difference to me.
Ken, I don't think you can have both eyes done at the same time, otherwise with both having eye patches, you will be unable to see.
Well the Benenden Health assured me again today they could have done both at the same time, when I explained about the delay from earlier this year.(The reluctance was on my behalf, and wanted to see the effects, which are for myself an improvement) The consultant smiled when I suggested it was probably due to the Heath trust suggesting to GP's to 'graduate' the surgery, he went on to remark that he had heard of it happening lately. Anyway, hopefully set for early next year, he said they will be in touch next week?.
Aha! That’s where my friend had his done - both on the same day.
Ken, I don't think you can have both eyes done at the same time, otherwise with both having eye patches, you will be unable to see.
Well the Benenden Health assured me again today they could have done both at the same time, when I explained about the delay from earlier this year.(The reluctance was on my behalf, and wanted to see the effects, which are for myself an improvement) The consultant smiled when I suggested it was probably due to the Heath trust suggesting to GP's to 'graduate' the surgery, he went on to remark that he had heard of it happening lately. Anyway, hopefully set for early next year, he said they will be in touch next week?.
Aha! That’s where my friend had his done - both on the same day.
I've had both eyes done (cataracts), when I had the first one done they told me that they could have made it perfect, but as the other eye was very weak it would be too different and caused a problem. So, they essentially went half way and it worked fine.
As for the driving, they advised 4-5 days for things to settle down, although my first one was perfect the day after, but I had an inflammation with the second one and it took a bit longer.
I found that apart from the increase in sharpness, colours are more vivid, really made a big difference to me.
This is good to hear, thank you.
I’m massively short sighted and they say they can correct that but I will need reading glasses. If it all goes well I will be looking forward to being able to work outside in the rain and not have to keep wiping my glasses. I’m legally ok to drive but I don’t drive at night as I don’t feel I can see well enough. That will make such a difference to my social life! I can’t believe how bad my left eye has become. Apparently that means it’s ‘ripe’ 🤢
Word of warning @Arsenetatters you may still need glasses to drive if you've got astigmatism. I've got double vision in my right eye since having it done, because they weren't able to fully correct the astigmatism via the lens implant, so I still have to wear glasses.
I had both my cataracts removed at SpaMedica in Bromley (free on the NHS) over 6 weeks last year. I'm able to drive without glasses for the first time since the late 80s. I have astigmatism.
The replacement lenses they used mean I do need reading glasses for small print.
All done in 10 minutes using ultrasound.
You have to wear a clear cover over the eye for the first night but once removed you can see normally. No bending or stretching as per the discharge notes and various eye drops are needed for a few weeks.
Word of warning @Arsenetatters you may still need glasses to drive if you've got astigmatism. I've got double vision in my right eye since having it done, because they weren't able to fully correct the astigmatism via the lens implant, so I still have to wear glasses.
Ken, I don't think you can have both eyes done at the same time, otherwise with both having eye patches, you will be unable to see.
A friend of mine had both eyes done at the same time as he was offered that option (private). Seemed to go ok. He also opted to have both hips replaced (not with the eye surgery) at the same time which I thought was mad. He has a hell of a time getting about.
Not eyes, though I had laser surgery for both at the same time about 18 years ago...
Had both hips done in March, just brilliant, a little more awkward for the first couple of days, but I think a better recovery because you can't favour either hip in recovery. It's really important to walk and also to keep doing the stretches/exercises for the hips to keep mobility.
I had both my cataracts removed at SpaMedica in Bromley (free on the NHS) over 6 weeks last year. I'm able to drive without glasses for the first time since the late 80s. I have astigmatism.
The replacement lenses they used mean I do need reading glasses for small print.
All done in 10 minutes using ultrasound.
You have to wear a clear cover over the eye for the first night but once removed you can see normally. No bending or stretching as per the discharge notes and various eye drops are needed for a few weeks.
I had both my cataracts removed at SpaMedica in Bromley (free on the NHS) over 6 weeks last year. I'm able to drive without glasses for the first time since the late 80s. I have astigmatism.
The replacement lenses they used mean I do need reading glasses for small print.
All done in 10 minutes using ultrasound.
You have to wear a clear cover over the eye for the first night but once removed you can see normally. No bending or stretching as per the discharge notes and various eye drops are needed for a few weeks.
How can ultrasound remove cataracts?
The machine used inserts a pellet into your eye. Ultrasound then blasts the cataract via it. The machine then irrigates the eye and the debris is sucked out through the pellet. The surgeon then inserts a replacement lens (like an umbrella) and carefully positions it.
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But on a serious note I hope all goes well and your recovery is a swift one xx
Under no circumstances watch YouTube videos of the procedure, while painless its a strange sensation.
He also opted to have both hips replaced (not with the eye surgery) at the same time which I thought was mad. He has a hell of a time getting about.
5 years later the other eye had got really bad, so much so that she couldn’t read, she wishes she’d had both done at the same time, but I am absolutely no expert, as to what’s the right or wrong way of doing it.
The thing that shook me the most, a few years ago before Covid, she went on holiday with my sister, and whilst away, I went over to do jobs around the house.
She was always complaining of having a poorly / upset tummy.
As for the driving, they advised 4-5 days for things to settle down, although my first one was perfect the day after, but I had an inflammation with the second one and it took a bit longer.
I found that apart from the increase in sharpness, colours are more vivid, really made a big difference to me.
I can’t believe how bad my left eye has become. Apparently that means it’s ‘ripe’ 🤢
You can get it on Amazon.
The replacement lenses they used mean I do need reading glasses for small print.
All done in 10 minutes using ultrasound.
You have to wear a clear cover over the eye for the first night but once removed you can see normally. No bending or stretching as per the discharge notes and various eye drops are needed for a few weeks.
Had both hips done in March, just brilliant, a little more awkward for the first couple of days, but I think a better recovery because you can't favour either hip in recovery. It's really important to walk and also to keep doing the stretches/exercises for the hips to keep mobility.