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From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org>
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Subject: Re: cataract surgery
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:00:37 -0500
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On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:36 -0600, Mark J cleary
<mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:

>I go in next Friday for my left eye cataract surgery. I cannot wait my 
>vision uncorrected in 20/200 legally blind and maybe 20/100 corrected. I 
>can wait because riding outside it a challenge. I can drive ok my right 
>eye is 20/30 but hard to judge distances and depth. On a bike that is 
>critical. I then go in 2 weeks later for the right eye it is not nearly 
>as bad but it did not have the detached retina. The retina surgery 
>speeds up the cataract formation exponentially. The retina has healed 
>and done well.
>
>They seem to want to push the more costly laser assisted surgery but 
>fact is traditional cataract surgery has the same outcome long term and 
>only small out of pocket as cover by my health insurance mostly. The 
>only real benefit to laser is possibly quicker recovery but that is not 
>much.
>
>I do challenge the lens implant formula because I had LASIK 24 years ago 
>and high myopia. They have a formula for folks like me but a bit more of 
>a fudge factor. I am going for full distance vision and will require 
>reading glasses. My right eye they are going to slightly under correct 
>just to possibly make up close not as challenging. The detach retina eye 
>present a bit more but hopefully not any trouble. The doctors are clear 
>they make no provisions and tell you that you will need glass full time 
>no matter what. They cover there asses completely.
>
>WOuld be curious what other here have done if they have had cataracts.

My Cataract surgery did not return me to my previous farsighted
capability, but I no longer need readers. My wife went from extreme
nearsightedness to seeing much better distances, but now needs
readers. She also had an optional stigmatism correction on one eye.

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C'est bon
Soloman