Cataract Surgey - Page 2

wolf · 05-20-2010, 12:30 PM

Usually very straightforward surgery. momwolf was very surprised at how she was able to perceive colors after hers were done. Enjoy the meds. The light anesthesia they use for cataracts has a side effect of memory loss, so you'll probably not recall the actual surgery, even though you're up and talking throughout. Enjoy the post-procedure ginger ale and cheese and peanut butter crackers. Best of luck!

Pie · 05-20-2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

momwolf was very surprised at how she was able to perceive colors after hers were done.

My grandmom had one eye done and not the other. She'd cover one eye and say "everything looks blue", then cover the other eye and say "everything looks brown".

Best wishes, Buster!

HungLikeJesus · 05-20-2010, 11:48 PM

Wow, you guys make it sound so good that I might even get it done. And I don't have cataracts.

Spexxvet · 05-21-2010, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Wow, you guys make it sound so good that I might even get it done. And I don't have cataracts.

You will, if you live that long.

Griff · 05-22-2010, 11:02 AM

Good luck Buster, it should be smooth sailing.

squirell nutkin · 05-22-2010, 12:21 PM

About 30 years ago when I was living in Vermont an elderly widow neighbor of mine got cataract surgery after god knows how many years of progressively losing her sight.

When she got back home she was astounded and infuriated to see how dirty/ grimy her house was. She had a mild freak out and all the local ladies came over and pitched in for a few days to get things spic and span again.

There was mortification all around. Everyone felt responsible in their own way for letting things get to that state. Once it was done no one talked about it again.

jinx · 05-22-2010, 12:43 PM

I'm definitely gonna try that.

ZenGum · 05-23-2010, 12:03 AM

I had a traumatic cataract in my right eye, which was fixed with the surgery. It's really simple and straightforward.

Thing is, you will actually come out with super vision. You will be able to see a colour normal people cannot see.

No kidding, the human retina can detect visible light but is damaged by UV light. So the lens blocks out UV light, but it also blocks a tiny bit of the visible spectrum, right at the violet end. The artificial lenses don't block this. You should be able to see it. I call it superviolet ... between violet and ultraviolet.
It is very hard to notice it, though. I only really notice it if I am in a nightclub or such where they have blacklights that make people's clothing fluoresce. The blacklights are sometimes just inside the superviolet range. They can be painfully bright.

Occasionally I notice that objects look different colours when I look through one eye or the other.
The only other thing is that you have to wear sunnies whenever you go outside, even in cloudy weather, because there is always stray UV bouncing about, which causes retinal sunburn (aka snow blindness). Just tell people you are medically cool.

Spexxvet · 05-24-2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

About 30 years ago when I was living in Vermont an elderly widow neighbor of mine got cataract surgery after god knows how many years of progressively losing her sight.

When she got back home she was astounded and infuriated to see how dirty/ grimy her house was. She had a mild freak out and all the local ladies came over and pitched in for a few days to get things spic and span again.

There was mortification all around. Everyone felt responsible in their own way for letting things get to that state. Once it was done no one talked about it again.

Once in a while, an old woman will say that the surgery gave her wrinkles. After all, she didn't see any wrinkles before the surgery, so...

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...The only other thing is that you have to wear sunnies whenever you go outside, even in cloudy weather, because there is always stray UV bouncing about, which causes retinal sunburn (aka snow blindness). Just tell people you are medically cool.

Modern interoccular lens (iol) implants block ultraviolet light. There's still light sensitivity because the iol is clearer than a ntural lens.

ZenGum · 05-25-2010, 07:28 AM

I'm not upgrading until I get infravision.

squirell nutkin · 05-25-2010, 07:46 AM

would you settle for Irfanview?

Spexxvet · 05-25-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

I'm not upgrading until I get infravision.

Hold out for laservision.

monster · 05-25-2010, 10:33 AM

Don't cross the streams!

busterb · 05-28-2010, 07:15 PM

Went back yesterday for my day after check-up. Dr said all was well. Have to return on 6/3/10 for another check. W/new glasses I think will be great.
Oh crap. I just read this.
What are the symptoms of retinal detachment?
Symptoms include a sudden or gradual increase in either the number of floaters, which are little "cobwebs" or specks that float about in your field of vision, and/or light flashes in the eye.

monster · 05-28-2010, 08:46 PM

glad to hear you survived, BB!

05-20-2010, 12:30 PM	#16
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Usually very straightforward surgery. momwolf was very surprised at how she was able to perceive colors after hers were done. Enjoy the meds. The light anesthesia they use for cataracts has a side effect of memory loss, so you'll probably not recall the actual surgery, even though you're up and talking throughout. Enjoy the post-procedure ginger ale and cheese and peanut butter crackers. Best of luck! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-20-2010, 11:48 PM	#18
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Wow, you guys make it sound so good that I might even get it done. And I don't have cataracts. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-22-2010, 11:02 AM	#20
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Good luck Buster, it should be smooth sailing. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-22-2010, 12:21 PM	#21
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	About 30 years ago when I was living in Vermont an elderly widow neighbor of mine got cataract surgery after god knows how many years of progressively losing her sight. When she got back home she was astounded and infuriated to see how dirty/ grimy her house was. She had a mild freak out and all the local ladies came over and pitched in for a few days to get things spic and span again. There was mortification all around. Everyone felt responsible in their own way for letting things get to that state. Once it was done no one talked about it again. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-22-2010, 12:43 PM	#22
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I'm definitely gonna try that. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-23-2010, 12:03 AM	#23
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I had a traumatic cataract in my right eye, which was fixed with the surgery. It's really simple and straightforward. Thing is, you will actually come out with super vision. You will be able to see a colour normal people cannot see. No kidding, the human retina can detect visible light but is damaged by UV light. So the lens blocks out UV light, but it also blocks a tiny bit of the visible spectrum, right at the violet end. The artificial lenses don't block this. You should be able to see it. I call it superviolet ... between violet and ultraviolet. It is very hard to notice it, though. I only really notice it if I am in a nightclub or such where they have blacklights that make people's clothing fluoresce. The blacklights are sometimes just inside the superviolet range. They can be painfully bright. Occasionally I notice that objects look different colours when I look through one eye or the other. The only other thing is that you have to wear sunnies whenever you go outside, even in cloudy weather, because there is always stray UV bouncing about, which causes retinal sunburn (aka snow blindness). Just tell people you are medically cool. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-25-2010, 07:28 AM	#25
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I'm not upgrading until I get infravision. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-25-2010, 07:46 AM	#26
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	would you settle for Irfanview? __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-25-2010, 10:33 AM	#28
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Don't cross the streams! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-28-2010, 07:15 PM	#29
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Went back yesterday for my day after check-up. Dr said all was well. Have to return on 6/3/10 for another check. W/new glasses I think will be great. Oh crap. I just read this. What are the symptoms of retinal detachment? Symptoms include a sudden or gradual increase in either the number of floaters, which are little "cobwebs" or specks that float about in your field of vision, and/or light flashes in the eye. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch. Last edited by busterb; 05-28-2010 at 07:21 PM. Reason: add

05-28-2010, 08:46 PM	#30
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	glad to hear you survived, BB! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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