Prayers up. I’m maybe a year away from needing a replacement lens m’self.
Keep us posted.
Fear not...this surgery is very routine now and very successful almost every time. I’ve seen this quick developing cataract in a few family members, and all had great results.
Good luck, and prayers up!
Our family will be praying for you for a speedy recovery!
Going to need that soon myself.
VA keeps telling me they aren’t “ripe” enough.
Good luck. Tell us how it goes.
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Lord, let it go well, and let Swordmaker feel peace.
Swordmaker, may I offer a prayer?
Dear Heavenly Father, we ask You today to look over our friend, Swordmaker. Give skill to his surgeon and nurses. Please heal his eyes. In This I pray. Amen.
**FWIW.. I’ve known several relatives who got the surgery. One was more nervous than a dog pooping peach pitts (he only had one eye so he was afraid an oops would make him fully blind). ALL said it was easier than expected. ALL said if they had it to do over, they would have done it a long time ago instead of waiting. ALL said the recovery was easy. My thoughts and prayers are with you.. you will do fine. Hugs, Mom
Praying for you Swordmaker
I know a number of people who have had this done and all of them came out of it with good vision.
Cataract surgery is a piece of cake. You’ll be so thrilled with the first one that you won’t want to wait for the second.
you’ll be fine.
Praying for you now.
Prayers sent!
Good luck with that. I had the surgery a few years back.
I had one eye get a lens for long distance focus, and one for short distance and reading. This has worked well for me, but may not be for everybody.
No worries. Had cateracts removed from both eyes and implants put in about 6 years ago and it was the best thing I ever did for myself. Was always very myopic and my vision now is nearly 20/20. I was amazing how I could define leaves on trees, see cobwebs in my house (lol) and never need to have “must wear glassses” again on my driver’s license. It’s truly a medical miracle this can now be done with very little risk.
Prayers.
This advice is too late for you today, but take comfort that if you have no other eye issues, the surgery is quick and simple. Regarding the lens replacement, there is a third alternative, although more expensive. They are called accommodating lens implants. They are lens that move within the eye to achieve the proper focus. I had two of them implanted a number of years ago with 10+ diopter eye glass prescriptions before the surgery and have been very pleased with the results including no need for reading glasses.
Its a simple surgery you will be fine.
Don’t count on not needing glasses for long distance vision. Vision correction for your implanted lens is largely guesswork.
Good Luck!
I was about a -11 diopters (extremely nearsighted)
LASIK surgery gave me 20/20 in both eyes for a couple of years and now I am about a -1.5 which was not unexpected.
I too will be going in for cataract surgery in the next year or so.
Please tell us how the surgery went and how much your nearsightness was reduced.