Adjusting to the vision changes after having cataract surgery is challenge for me. I find I am continually closing or covering one eye or the other in order to properly see what I wish to see. With the right eye, the one with the cataract removed, my vision is corrected for distance. This is wonderful when I'm driving, watching television or sitting on the porch enjoying the birds and nature going on outside, but it stinks for reading and using my computer.
The left eye, with or without my prescription contact lens in or not, is cloudy. With the contact in, I can close the right eye and at least see the letters on my keyboard, but the foggy effect really hampers this and I find it still to be difficult seeing. Needless to say, I am not anxious to have the left eye done and settle into using reading glasses.
Anyone who is concerned about having cataract surgery...don't be! It really is pretty smooth and easy going, at least in my experience. The itchy, scratchy feeling in the right eye only lasted the day of the surgery and I've not been bothered by it since. Wearing the little "fly eye" patch when I go to bed at night helps deter me from rubbing the eye in my sleep and I don't wear it during the day at all. (I am good about not rubbing my eye though, so that is the main thing to consider.) Overall it is simply phenomenal to see such an improvement in colors and vividness of objects! :)
At this point, the only downside to this surgery and having the remainder of this work week off to be home recovering is the presence of Reject Man. But, thankfully, he continues to keep leaving little helpful tidbits lying around that only serve to hang him his own noose. (More on that another time.)
Toodles for now...
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Even with the mono-vision issues, you have definitely helped to alleviate some of the teeth chattering fears I got at the thought of this type of surgery. As far as RM goes, I'd just giggle, if I were you. He's probably wishing you were elsewhere also. LOL
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