April 02, 2026, 12:35 PM
doublesharpCataracr surgery
Wife and I both had the multi focal lenses installed (me 2 years ago and my wife has just completed hers) and results are remarkable. Corrected a mild astigmatism on me and I don't need readers. My wife had lasik done about 30 years ago. Her procedure was a bit more complicated but results were outstanding.
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April 02, 2026, 02:02 PM
Pipe SmokerWhen my Grandfather had cataract surgery, the practice was to simply remove the occluded lens. Afterwards he needed thick positive glasses for distant vision, and even thicker ones for reading. How far we’ve come!
Serious about crackers. April 02, 2026, 07:42 PM
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Originally posted by sigfreund:
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Originally posted by grumpy1:
BTW I found out that supposedly 30-50 percent will develop symptoms of "secondary cataracts" posterior capsular opacification within a few months to a few years which can be corrected in office with laser surgery.
That was something I’d forgotten about until you mentioned it here. I was told that I have a bit of that and it could be corrected, but after reading that there could be complications (as with anything) and because it doesn’t seem to affect my vision, I’ve decided to hold off for now.
I asked about it last week and she told me that they check for it with every eye exam I would have but she also said if she felt it was insignificant would not even mention it. If it doesn't affect your vision them yeah just jot it down in memory and hopefully it will not change but good to know if it does cause vision issue there are options.
April 02, 2026, 08:25 PM
sigfreundquote:
Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
When my Grandfather had cataract surgery, the practice was to simply remove the occluded lens.
I recently finished
The Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack: How to stay alive in Renaissance England by Alanna Skuse, and the book mentioned cataract surgery in the era of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Other than no anesthetics or anesthesia of course (
), the practice was the same: remove the clouded lens with nothing to replace it. In those days there were evidently no usable glasses, so why do it at all? The answer was that without the lens causing an obstruction the person could see shades of light and darkness which was useful, and which was better than not being able to see anything.
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Rey HRHIf you have astigmatism, splurge on the upgraded lens to fix that. You can also get far and near sided lens so you wouldn’t need readers.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
April 03, 2026, 08:27 AM
TheBullI had mine done in November 2025. It went well, I was -11 left, -10 right and my night/rain vision was really bad. I'm about 20/30 as of now. I do have astigmatism, but we used basic lenses because of a collagen tissue disorder which makes it difficult to stitch my new lenses back in. I do need readers and distance classes to correct the astigmatism.
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April 09, 2026, 12:47 PM
ZSMICHAELI apprediate the responses. My vision was too blurry to post. Too soon to tell. Found out I had glaucoma and needed stents to drain the fluid. Thanks again.
April 10, 2026, 08:32 AM
HK AgI just had my second cataracr done in January. My first was done in Nov ‘24. I had the first set for front sight depth/computer screen depth. The newest is my distance eye. So now I see everything from the phone in my hand to infinity very clearly.
Dr. Sun in Tomball. I didn’t go for the fancy lenses, while I did think about it, but I am very happy with my cataracr lens choices, near and far and my brain does the math.
April 10, 2026, 10:55 AM
Pipe Smoker^^^^^^
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I just had my second cataracr done in January.
“cataracr” seems to be a popular spelling.
Twice in HK Ag’s post, and also the thread title.
Serious about crackers. April 10, 2026, 03:23 PM
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Serious about crackers cataracrs.
I will need surgery in a few years; I'm waiting to see what experience is with the new accommodating IOL's.
If I had to have them done today would probably just get distance vision IOL and use readers for reading. That's what my wife had done; we're used to wearing glasses anyway, they cover up wrinkles and provide some eye protection. My astigmatism is not bad enough to require toric lenses.
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April 10, 2026, 11:29 PM
charlie12My wife had both her eyes done and no problems. She had worn glasses since the 4th grade. Now she only wears readers.
I had my right eye done after her. Same deal no problems. I chose a lens for distant and only need readers.
Our Dr. does the dropless cataract surgery so we didn't have to use drops after surgery.
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