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Cataract Surgery

The vision group called today and have my surgery rescheduled. At first it was tentatively scheduled for December 31 and January 14th and we left it where I'd take the first available. Next Tuesday became available so naturally I jumped on it. They will do the left eye the 19th and the right December 9th. Once again I'm excited.
 
The cataract surgery was interesting. I was in and out in short order. They prepped the eye with a series of drops and three times each. It had a very numbing effect and then I was wheeled into surgery which couldn't have lasted ten minutes. Lots of visuals in the surgery eye which reminded me of my college days. :) The surgeon proclaimed I was a great patient and all went well. I spent maybe 15 minutes in recovery and then my wife drove me home.
I don't have any pain in the surgery eye but can't see diddly out of it yet. It's only been a few hours since surgery so I suspect my vision will improve... it has to. :)
 
I'm glad that I have a follow up exam this morning. My vision in the surgery EYE is terrible. I've read that my blurry vision is not out of the ordinary but it usually shows improvement by now. The optometrist will no doubt confirm this.
 
I'm back from my optometrist. All is well with the eye as I suspected. It is good to be assured. I have a considerable amount of swelling that's causing the blurry vison. He said the swelling was caused by an extensive cataract removal and would subside in a couple to three days. As the swelling subsides, my vision will improve.
 
Being as I have bugged you with my cataract surgery, I thought I should post an update. The swelling is subsiding as predicted. I no longer feel the pressure like a finger gently pressing on a closed eyelid. My vision has improved as well. It is not stellar but improving. I see some floaters and I catch a glimpse of the edge of the lens now and then. I think all is normal and I'm well on the way to being a happy camper. It is amazing how brilliant colors appear. White is so vivid that it almost seems over exposed. I was advised there would be a huge perception difference but witnessing it is incredible.
 
Though I was advised not to, I went riding today. Today is to be the last decent day for a while and I just had to get out and live up some of it. I came back from riding was happy that I hadn't harmed my eye. Within an hour of returning my vision improved dramatically and it now compares to being pre surgery quality but far brighter and vivid. I'm not sure what happened but I'm ecstatic. I should have went riding a couple of days ago :)
 
olbriar said:
Though I was advised not to, I went riding today. Today is to be the last decent day for a while and I just had to get out and live up some of it. I came back from riding was happy that I hadn't harmed my eye. Within an hour of returning my vision improved dramatically and it now compares to being pre surgery quality but far brighter and vivid. I'm not sure what happened but I'm ecstatic. I should have went riding a couple of days ago :)
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Probably shook the floaters out
 
I had my one week post op today. Everything is as it should be and my recover is norm. My left eye vision, which is vastly improved since my first day post op, still is not great. He said it is quite likely that I'll need correction when it's all said and done. No biggie.. I've worn glasses most all of my life and prefer bifocals vs locating my glasses to read something.
 
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