Am I looking forward to Tuesday or not

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maltrab

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After waiting 9 months on Tuesday morning I have to be at a Private hospital in Grimsby for 7am, The NHS are funding my cataract surgery at this hospital,explaining it could be another 9-12 months before they could deal with it, with my vision in the right eye completely blurred now I am so looking forward to getting this vision back, and getting up at 4am to be there on time is a small price to pay, it is about 50 miles from me across country.
It seems the early arrival is to allow for a covid test before I go into the hospital, I have been told I am first on the list, so with luck I will be home by early pm,then I will sleep for England
 
So pleased for you Terry and sure it will go well. My Mum had that surgery to both eyes in discreet appointments a couple of years ago and she was fine and it was such a surprise to her how well she could see compared to how poor her sight was before the operations .
 
Brian Johns said:
Best wishes Terry. I had my right eye done last October, just waiting to get my left one done. (I assume you are getting a new inter-ocular lens?)
The difference in vision is AMAZING!!!!
Still having trouble trying to get the Zoom function to work!:08:
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The letter states monofocal intraocular lens,so I think this is the standard Eli version
 
Dwarfers will remember when Kryten becomes human in DNA and asks Lister about vision as the Zoom function he enjoyed as a Droid isn't working Lister informs him that " You either move your head closer to the object or the object closer to you"
 
Looks like the same type as mine Terry. Still need glasses for close up but "normal" vision is now 6/6.
After the op, the eye surgeon said "read the bottom line on chart" with your right eye (which up to then had been my worst) and I read it perfectly.
He then said "now read the chart with your LEFT eye" and I said "What Chart?!" :fp:

Even though I still need reading glasses, I have noticed that I CAN actually read small print again without the, provided there is strong light. Hopefully this will further improve as soon as my left eye can be done.

For me there was NO PAIN with the op, or really even afterwards. I did have an itchy eye for several weeks and needed drops to stop me from rubbing it, but nothing too dramatic. The other side effect I had, which is apparently quite common, is that for almost 2 months afterwards I could see what looked like a hard edge semi circular shape in the corner of my eye if I looked. (Probably the edge of the new lens) However that phenomenon has now gone and I don't notice any difference from how it felt before, except I can actually SEE! :)

I hope your procedure goes as well as mine!
 
Not cataract but still poor eyesight.
Our very own Peter Sallis suffered with macular degeneration. If it helps anone on this site there is a product in capsule form called 'macushield'. Available from health food shops. Not cheap but what price eyesight.
 
Asked my grandson today what body part would he move if he could ( we discuss nonsense topics on the walk to school ) Quick as a flash he said he'd move one eye round to the back of his head. Very proud Momar moment for me, theres no way we got the wrong kid there, plus was born at home but never know.
 
Good pal for one of my grandsons. Aged around 5 or 6 ,he was asking questions like .....Why do we need a brain ??and whats blood for ??:fp:
 
dick said:
Good pal for one of my grandsons. Aged around 5 or 6 ,he was asking questions like .....Why do we need a brain ??and whats blood for ??:fp:
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Inquisitive, that's good, kids that ask strang questions want to learn stuff.
 
Ho Folks, the procedure went very smoothly,so far no real issues, 12 eye drops a day for 2 weeks, then 6 drops for 2 more weeks, the improvement is excellent, in about 4 weeks I go back for a checkup, then to opticians to get new glasses sorted, happy days,Terry
 
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