The big news is that after only a couple of months on the hospital waiting list, I have been scheduled to have my first cataract operation in a fortnight. I started developing a cataract in my left eye several years ago - early as I am only in my fifties - and then was told after a couple of years that one was developing in my right eye as well. Initially they did not bother me, but over the past year I have struggled to see in the evenings when working under electric light, have not been able to drive at night because the cataracts cause the lights to refract weirdly, and whites are starting to look beigey-pink. Not good when you are an artist by trade! Thankfully I have a brilliant optician who understood completely my distress and who asked my GP to refer me to a specialist. The specialist listened to my litany of woes and put me straight on the waiting list. I will have both lenses in my eyes replaced and if all goes well, hopefully will not need glasses any more other than for reading. I am both scared & excited!
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These guys are adorable.
Best of luck w/ your eyes.
My coworker just had cataract surgery (one eye) week before last. She had great success and is amazed at how far technology has advanced - they're telling her she won't ever need glasses (for that eye.... the other eye has the mildest cataract and isn't ready for surgery)
Amazing how routine cataract surgery is nowadays.
Best of luck.
T
Phoenix, it's a dry heat - only 109 today. Woo-hoo!
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