I had the cataracts taken off of my eyes a year ago. Nothing ever really comes to an end. I thought that would be the end of my vision problems. That was not to be. Do you know that when you have cataracts taken off, it is not necessarily the end of your eye problem. You may or may not want to know this, but I got to the nitty gritty of it. When they take a cataract off this is what happens. Think of your eyeball as a grape. They take the upper half of the peeling off of the grape and place the artificial lens in that pulp area. The bottom half of the peeling is left in place.
In some cases, the bottom peel starts growing over the new lens. It has to reach a certain stage before it can be taken off. In my case it took a year. It happens to some people in a much shorter time. They can remove the film or whatever they call it with laser surgery and you do not need to be sedated. It is painless and only takes a couple minutes. Mine is now ready to be removed, but the surgeon was not in today so I have an appointment to have it done in about a week.
That is my medical lesson for today. I’m probably crazy as a bed bug and have it all wrong, but that is the way I understood it. Or maybe he was just explaining in a way he thought the old lady could grasp. Anyway I might be able to read the newspaper again, and the novel I have started. I can read for a few minutes before the words start running together.
That is my medical lesson for today. I’m probably crazy as a bed bug and have it all wrong, but that is the way I understood it. Or maybe he was just explaining in a way he thought the old lady could grasp. Anyway I might be able to read the newspaper again, and the novel I have started. I can read for a few minutes before the words start running together.
If you have Cadillac’s (that’s what my brother, Hollis calls them) on your eyes you may be one of the lucky ones and not have this happen to you.
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That is why I walked, slept, read, and watched TV with my face pointing down for three weeks (Though it seemed forever) 9 years ago after getting a detached retina (Wow! just what I've always wanted!). The bubble they put in my eye to maintain pressure on the sutured area would have caused cataracts if it had moved anywhere but the back of my eye. It was an unpleasant experience, but at least I can see! I am glad they'll be able to help you in such a simple way! It's better than sitting useless for three weeks!
I'm sorry you've had trouble. My mother has had both of her eyes done a couple of years ago a few months apart. So far, go good. She's religious about wearing sunglasses when she's outside, but other than that she seems to be doing okay. I hope they get you patched up quickly with little trouble to you.
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