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  • C CHAS

    About a month ago the doc that did the first surgery told me I have super thick tough cataracts. They cannot break them into pieces to take them out well. She sent me to a doc trained to take the entire cataract out at once.

    Today I had surgery #1 for cataracts on my left eye. It went well, but the doc could not get a lens in it. He is sending me back to the doc who did surgery #3 for the right eye and put a lens in.
    Expected to get a lens in today, but low expectations keep the world turning.

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    @CHAS Oh dear! Does that mean you can't see out of the eye that's missing the lens?

    Hopefully they will be able to resolve this for you quickly!!

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      Thank you, SK.
      Spent January to June of this year with no lens in my right eye. I could see things across the room if I resolve them with a magnifying glass. Before the current techniques were developed cataract surgery removed the entire lens in one piece like what I got today, then coke bottle like glasses were used. I drove and did some mountain biking with no lens in my right eye. The doc told me I could. I found driving with one lens was a stupid thing to do and quit.
      I poked the right lens out of some Walgreen's reader glasses and read with my left eye and the remaining lens.

      "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;” - Shakespeare

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        @chas You’ve been through a lot with your eyes! I hope you get a lens in there soon.

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          @chas You’ve been through a lot with your eyes! I hope you get a lens in there soon.

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          @AdagioM Thank you.

          "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;” - Shakespeare

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            Hugs, @chas .

            When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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              RealPlayer
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              I met an artist, Dorothea Tanning. She was a famous Surrealist. Cataracts drove her crazy because the colors were all wrong.

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                Steve Miller
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                Wow. Sounds rough.

                Hope everything resolves quickly!

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                  I met an artist, Dorothea Tanning. She was a famous Surrealist. Cataracts drove her crazy because the colors were all wrong.

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                  @RealPlayer Some of my clothes changed colors ??

                  "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;” - Shakespeare

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                    I met an artist, Dorothea Tanning. She was a famous Surrealist. Cataracts drove her crazy because the colors were all wrong.

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                    @RealPlayer That’s interesting that she would know the difference. I found that the color change was so gradual, I had no idea that they were wrong. Until I had the first cataract surgery and could compare between the two eyes.

                    Also, did you know that you can get secondary cataracts? It’s a cataract of the lens capsule that holds the lens. Earlier this year I noticed that my vision was hazy, and it quickly got worse. A quick YAG laser zap fixed it for me last month. Whew!

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                      Good gracious, Chas! I'm so sorry you've been through all of this. It sounds like you have good doctors, so I hope things go better from here on out.

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