In my previous thread ("from Macular Hole to Retinal Detachment to
Cataract") I described my present situation and a brief history of my
eye.  I am not an eye professional, only a 68 yr old healthy woman who
just wants to retain her vision and independence, so please bear with
me.  I appreciate much the input from the professionals in this group,
but any personal experiences of others contributes to my evaluation,
and I am intelligent enough to sort things out using logic, some
knowledge and science, and mainly common sense.

I have just discovered my last (and old) Rx, and was quite surprised,
since I have forgotten the numbers.  Here they are for my distant
progressive glasses,  as prescribed on 11/20/03:

        Sphere   Cylinder   Axis    Other
O.D.    -2.50     -2.00        80      20/30
O.S.    -3.75     -1.00        92      20/25
Add:   +2.00

I still use these for driving, outdoors and TV viewing, and
occassionally for some other activities involving distant vision.

I have another Rx, prescribed on the same date, which was designed
originally for use by the computer, but I wear them most of the time
indoors, as the first pair is somewhat uncomfortable at this stage.
Here are the numbers:

        Sphere   Cylinder   Axis    Other
O.D.    -1.25     -2.00        80      20/30
O.S.    -2.50     -1.00        92      20/20
Add:   +1.00

My vision in the left eye (my "good eye") is practically unchanged,
but the right eye, after the multiple trauma it has sufferred combined
with the resulting cataract, is very poor.  I believe it's now -7.75,
but have no clue as to the astigmatism.

Interestingly, my right eye (the "bad eye") was originally less myopic
than the left, though had more astigmatism.  I believe the "20/30"
indication under "other" is the corrected result, which probably could
not be brought to 20/20 with any Rx.  My speculation is that I already
had then the beginning of a macular hole, which had developed during
the following years to stage 3, and eventually was diagnosed and
operated upon on 10/11/06.

If you recall, my cataract was formed within one month after the mac-
hole surgery, and on 12/14/06 I had a retinal detachment surgery,
contributing to a further growth of the cataract.  Both the mac-hole
and the retina are holding on in place, at least for now.

Despite the current great gap between my eyes -3.75 and -7.75), I see
pretty well, although the left eye does most of the seeing.  The fact
is that the gap does not interfere with my overall vision, and I
wonder about it.  According to what you guys have written to me on the
former thread, my brain should not be able to process the combined
signal from both eyes, or I should see double, which I don't.

The numbers I provided are of great importance in determining the
route I will take in replacing the lens in the affected eye.  At this
point I am determined not to tamper with the good, cataract-free left
eye, which means it will remain -3.75 for distance.  Probably at some
point in the future I will develop a cataract in my left, but I may be
"lucky" and die before this happens, who knows?  Meanwhile, I will
have to live with that eye as it is, correcting the other (the bad,
right eye) in such a way that will not cause a big clash in the near
future or at a later time when I will be forced to replace the other
lens as well.

Based on this information, what's your opinion?  I have an appointment
with the new cataract specialist Friday morning and I wish to have all
the feedback I can get by then.

P.S.  My myopia was much higher in previous years.  I believe it was
around -5.00 to -6.00, but was decreased gradually since my mid 40's,
when I first needed bi-focals and the astigmatism appeared.