Update, I will remove this post if it's not appropriate, but several of my friends are in this forum so I hope it is

[LiberalLoner]

Okay, to let the post be here maybe for one day before I delete it. My cataract removal surgery went great. Won’t know what my vision is until after the dilation wears off and some of the swelling goes away. But already I can’t believe how bright everything is!

[Walleye]

1. That's encouraging. I'm gonna have to get it. Hang in there.

[LiberalLoner]

3. Thank you! No pain at all, it really was much easier than going to the dentist for a filling, honestly.

No pain now either but maybe the numbing drops aren’t worn off yet.

You will do great with your surgery! 💙💙💙

[Ocelot II]

7. You'll feel some scratchiness but it will be gone by tomorrow.

[LiberalLoner]

16. Thank you so much! No discomfort yet, maybe the numbing stuff lasts longer than four hours? My eye is dilated to

The max still. Looking up on the web, looks like my eye might be dilated 24-48 hours.

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[Ocelot II]

20. As I mentioned to my surgeon, I looked like I had brain damage

because one pupil was widely dilated and the other was normal. That's why you won't be able to see clearly for a couple of days. I also told him I was disappointed that he couldn't give me a tapetum lucidum and elliptical pupils.

[Walleye]

13. Thank you my brother got it already. He seemed to do fine with it.

[LiberalLoner]

17. Thank you so much! 💙💙💙

[MontanaMama]

2. Wonderful!

We’re all headed there most likely. I’m glad that your surgery was a success.

[LiberalLoner]

4. Thank you so much! 😍💙💙💙💙💙💙

[MontanaMama]

12. On a funny note about cataracts...

We have a gentleman who lives next door to our business…his name is Bill, he’s 70 and he has learning disabilities. He’s been part of our lives for 35 years…anyway, he calls cataracts “Cadillacs”. I have an old doggo who has them and he often points out Nova’s Cadillacs. It’s charming.

[LiberalLoner]

18. Oh that is adorable, thanks for telling me that story! I am going to adopt that phrase. I got a Cadillac out today, LOL

💙💙💙

[SheltieLover]

5. So happy to hear your surgery went well & you aren't in pain!

[LiberalLoner]

19. Thank you so much! 💙💙💙

[Ocelot II]

6. Just had mine 1 and 3 weeks ago. It's amazing how much brighter everything is

and the light is cooler - like the difference between 5000K cool white light instead of incandescent lighting. One eye is almost normal now and the other, which had very bad astigmatism, is still adjusting - dr. said that might take longer because the cornea has to reshape. And didn't you love the sedative? I wish I could have four more years of Versed. Getting used to reading glasses now, might get glasses with progressive lenses so I don't have to keep putting on/taking off. Also, I've gone back to a painting that I'd put on hold because I couldn't see very well, discovering a lot of things to fix.

[LiberalLoner]

21. Thank you so much! 💙💙💙💙 yeah I woke up five minutes or so before he was done and I asked if I

Could have some more because I was nervous and he said it would just be a few more minutes.

I’m glad your vision turned out very well!

I think I won’t really know for sure how my vision will be, until the dilation goes away, but I suspect from what I can see now, I got good distance and good intermediate/arms length vision. Which is what I was hoping for!

[bernieb]

8. Wonderful

I had mine done several years ago. It was worth it!

[LiberalLoner]

22. Thank you so much! I'm glad it worked well! 💙💙💙

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

9. I frequently say cataracts are the best thing that ever happened to my eyes.

I could not read the blackboard in first grade, even though I sat in the front row. Every year the glasses got thicker, until I could get contact lenses, which were wonderful. Then, finally, cataracts.

My vision is now 20/20 or thereabouts. I still need reading glasses, which is fine.

You will be fine.

[Ocelot II]

15. Same for me. I got glasses when I was 7 years old

because my teacher noticed that I couldn't see the blackboard. I hated the dorky glasses but I loved being able to see. Eventually I got contact lenses, then ditched them and went back to glasses after some years because the contacts had become too much of a hassle. The weirdest thing about getting cataract surgery is that when I wake up in the morning and look around I can actually see and don't have to grope around for glasses just in order to get up, get dressed and make coffee. It's a very strange sensation. Still getting used to it.

[LiberalLoner]

23. Boy that sounds like me, blind my whole life! I'm hoping I will have a result like yours! 💙💙💙💙

[lark]

10. Cataract surgery is often life changing, it's also very low risk.

Bet you will be great once the swelling goes down.

[LiberalLoner]

24. Thank you so much! 💙💙💙 I think once the dilation has gone away I will also have a better idea of things.

[Basso8vb]

11. I had mine done in 2021 and it was life altering.

Along with vitrectomy surgeries last year to get rid of my massive floaters I have crystal clear 20/20 vision and only need to wear readers.

Cataract surgery was like turning off the blue light filters in my eyes.

I wish you a quick and speedy recovery!

[LiberalLoner]

25. Thank you so much! 💙💙💙. I'm glad you had a great result and hope I might too when my vision settles!

[AllaN01Bear]

14. you will have a whole new world around you. i had mmine removed during covid as i was going blind.

my cataracts were removed during covid, and still am amazed by the wow foctor, seing stuff that i didnt before whilst wearing glasses.

[LiberalLoner]

26. Thank you so much! 💙💙💙I'm glad your result was great! My one cataract was very bad, this eye that was done

Today, so I am really expecting to have considerable improvement in my vision now.

[AnnaLee]

27. YES!

Ah, the first memory of the color white flashes before your eyes.

[LiberalLoner]

35. Thanks! Yeah I can see white now, and colors look more blue! 💙💙💙💙

[Clouds Passing]

28. Follow Drs orders to the T. Heal well and speedily 💚

I was caring for several people after their cataract surgery who did not follow the doctors orders and had to have the surgery redone.

[LiberalLoner]

36. Thank you! 💙💙💙 I'm being super careful, will sleep in my recliner for a week to avoid

Any pressure on my eye during that time. Being religious about the eye drops and making sure not to get my hands anywhere near my eyes….also being sure not to bend over or lift anything…follow-up appointment with the doctor today….

[bif]

29. You won't believe how white, white is!

Our lenses yellow as they age. So when we get older, white is more of an off-white. When I had mine done last fall, I got up in the middle of the night and looked at the driveway and said, "It's not supposed to snow in October!" It was just that the white driveway was really bright white!

My vision was getting terrible, even with glasses. Now I tell people by eyesight isn't 20-20 but it is 20-pretty good!

[LiberalLoner]

37. Thank you! 💙💙💙 my eye is still fully dilated but already my vision seems so much better, it's amazing!

[multigraincracker]

30. Had mine done recently.

First one was was great, don’t remember anything from the first one. Doc said I was snoring. Until I had the next one I kept closing one and then the a the snow on the ground was a little tan and not with the other one.
Had the second one done and did have some discomfort during the surgery. Not like the first one
I do need reading glasses with one and not the other. Not a big deal.
I’ve had problems with floaters from an earlier surgery and still have those.

[LiberalLoner]

38. Thank you so much! 💙💙💙. Woke up five minutes before he was done,

No discomfort, just pressure…oh I hope my second eye won’t hurt when it’s done in two weeks…

[Diamond_Dog]

31. I had it done two years ago, both eyes.

I can’t think of another positive comment besides all the ones posted above. It’s definitely worth it!

Just make sure you keep up with your eye drop regimen!

[LiberalLoner]

39. Thank you! 💙💙💙. I am being very careful to do everything right!

[PikaBlue]

32. Congratulations!

I'm so glad that your surgery was successful! I have been thinking of you since I saw your original post. Hoping your recovery is swift and uneventful. I would toast you with, "Here's mud in your eye", but that seems counterproductive after you've been through an ophthalmic ordeal.

[LiberalLoner]

40. Thank you! 💙💙💙. I'm being very careful to follow all the instructions so hopefully things will be okay!

[Rebl2]

33. It

is much brighter isn’t it. I had cataract surgery four years ago and remember thinking the very same thing!

[LiberalLoner]

41. Thanks! 💙💙💙 yes, the difference is so dramatic!

[snot]

34. Wish I could get mine done,

but my doc keep telling me my eyes are only at a "2" level and that's not enough.

I have multiple vision issues and at this point I feel like even minor improvement in any one of them could be worth it.

[LiberalLoner]

42. Oh, I hope you are approved soon for the surgery so your vision will be better. 💙💙💙

[LiberalLoner]

43. I asked him what stage cataract I had. He said 4++++ - the worst he ever saw....it was gigantic...it took him 20 minutes to

Remove it when normally it would take less than ten minutes.

So that explains why there is such a huge difference in my vision now!

[Ocelot II]

44. I think you'll find this article about Monet's cataract problems really interesting:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4408507/

[LiberalLoner]

45. Thank you so much! 💙💙💙