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Medical Forum / General / Vision / March 2005coping with vision change after cataract surgery
I'll be having cataract surgery, both eyes, one week apart. I am extremely near sighted and wear progressive lenses. Once the first eye is done, the lense in the eyeglasses will be useless. I'm told I will be measured for a temp lense one week after the first eye is done and it'll take a week to come in. I am trying to understand how I am supposed to 'return to normal activity' when I won't have proper correction. Has anyone gone thru this and do you have words of support? > I'll be having cataract surgery, both eyes, one week apart. I am > extremely near sighted and wear progressive lenses. Once the first eye > is done, the lense in the eyeglasses will be useless. Do you expect to remain extremely nearsighted? Why? Your new implants can be chosen in a range of powers. Probably you will be able to see far away without glasses, and use drugstore glasses to read. > be measured for a temp lense one week after the first eye is done and > it'll take a week to come in. I am trying to understand how I am > supposed to 'return to normal activity' when I won't have proper > correction. Make sure your first new implant is chosen for clear distance vision. You won't need correction, except for up close. Some people prefer to remain a little nearsighted so they read without correction but wear low-power glasses to drive. > Has anyone gone thru this and do you have words of support? It's the most common surgery performed in the US. If you have substantial cataracts, usually the results are pretty spectacular. -MT You should make sure you're fitted for the focal point you want, not the focal point the doctor thinks you should have (choice is usually distance, intermediate, near). Ask him what your vision will be - and for what distance you'll need glasses. Some doctors take your thoughts into consideration. If you've been nearsighted all your life, you're used to that - and the change may be too exteme for you. Or, you might love it. As far as the difference in the two eyes, some people wear a contact lens in the un-operated eye for the 'in-between' time. But, yours is only a week - you can even wear your glasses if necessary - your brain will edit out what it can't interpret. Well, since I have bad astygmatism, I will have to wear glasses. I was trying to figure out how to get thru the first few weeks. I like the idea of wearing one contact lense but I won't be able to read with that. It's so complicated, I'm not sure what to worry over first. If I wear my glasses and can't see anything with the first eye, will my brain really be able to deal with that or will I have a headache and be dizzy? well, it definitely is a temporary solution, so your vision will be compromised for awhile. It is something you'll have to tolerate. But, if you can wear a contact lens, that will be the best solution. And, now there are more lenses available for astigmatism - |
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