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| Thread ID: 139473 | 2015-05-08 03:09:00 | Cataracts | Pato (2463) | PC World Chat |
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| 1400275 | 2015-05-08 03:09:00 | A recent visit to my optometrist revealed that I need to now think about getting my Cataracts looked at, and I am now at the stage when I must agree. Can anyone give me some advice as to what I should ask the Ophthalmologist during the consultation. I guess everything will be covered by the Ophthalmologist but it is good to hear others experiences. Any other comments about the surgery, good of bad, would be welcomed. Thanks. |
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| 1400276 | 2015-05-08 03:14:00 | I would ask him how to pronounce ophthalmologist to start with | plod (107) | ||
| 1400277 | 2015-05-08 03:39:00 | I would ask him how to pronounce ophthalmologist to start withlol. I have mastered that. | Pato (2463) | ||
| 1400278 | 2015-05-08 04:13:00 | Both my wife and I have had cataract surgery on both eyes. It is a painless procedure and the results are remarkable. The only thing I did not like was the cost. It is not cheap. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1400279 | 2015-05-08 04:24:00 | Mother just had one eye done last week at cost of $4100. From looking through a fog each day, she now can read a book of normal sized print. She is getting the other eye done within 3 weeks. They don't normally do both eyes at once but leave a short period between operations, although a workmate has both of his done together. | user (1404) | ||
| 1400280 | 2015-05-08 04:29:00 | Both my wife and I have had cataract surgery on both eyes. It is a painless procedure and the results are remarkable. The only thing I did not like was the cost. It is not cheap.That is encouraging. I had an idea it would be costly but I think the waiting list in the Public system would be prohibitive, if they did it at all. | Pato (2463) | ||
| 1400281 | 2015-05-08 04:32:00 | Shame you can't go to Fred Hollows (he's dead). His outfit does them in the Pacific Islands for $25. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1400282 | 2015-05-08 04:33:00 | Mother just had one eye done last week at cost of $4100. From looking through a fog each day, she now can read a book of normal sized print. She is getting the other eye done within 3 weeks. They don't normally do both eyes at once but leave a short period between operations, although a workmate has both of his done together.They certainly know how to charge but I guess the results are well worth it. | Pato (2463) | ||
| 1400283 | 2015-05-08 04:36:00 | Shame you can't go to Fred Hollows (he's dead). His outfit does them in the Pacific Islands for $25.That is because the Surgeons go to the Islands and donate their time. I have been a supporter for some years. Fred Hollows was certainly a great man. | Pato (2463) | ||
| 1400284 | 2015-05-08 09:33:00 | There's three more considerations for you, and they'll partly depend on how keen you are (and/or vain) to be free of glasses after the surgery. If you have more than one dioptre of astigmatism it is worth having them insert a toric lens during the surgery. This will give a better final clarity, but will cost up to 1K more, and is a bit more demanding on the surgeon. If you have more than 2 dioptres of astigmatism then you shouldn't expect a perfect result (but still worth the extra cost). Option 2 is a multifocal implanted lens. Some people love them, a minority curse the day they got them. The idea is to free you from needing either distance or reading glasses afterwards. Personally I'd rather have one shoved into any other body cavity than my eye. I think they're crap and best avoided. But I don't mind wearing specs. If you personally curse wearing glasses, then maybe they're an option for you. Option 3 is assuming you don't go with multifocal implants. You then have the choice of them correcting your eyes for distance OR for reading, or one eye for distance, one eye for near. The most common choice is both eyes for distance, and using readers afterwards. Next most common is one for distance, one for near. Least common is both for reading, but a good option for bookworms. Personally, I'm paranoid about UV damage to my eyes, so even if I had perfect distance vision I'd still be wearing some form of sun protection whenever outdoors. So with that in mind wearing a distance correction is no big deal, therefore if I was going under the surgery I'd aim for both eyes to be left a bit shortsighted. One eye at about -0.50 (clear at 2m, OK from 1-3m) and the other at about -1.75 (clear at 65cm, good for the computer, a tad weak for books/phones). Bear in mind the surgical result may be +/-0.50 from these desired results. If you have any macular degeneration I'd abandon the idea of one for distance, one for near. Go for both set to distance and put up with readers afterwards. |
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