Like to have feedback from those who have cataract surgery on :
* lens of which brand is better
* the do's and dont's
* whether it fully restores your eye sight
* cost
* those with high short sightness or glaucoma
* any regret ?

Thanks.

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Added on August 24, 2011, 7:10 pmJust sharing my recent cataract surgery operation.

Because of my high myopia, can't get the higher grade lens, nor Toric. They need to be custom made. Multifocal is not recommended for me due to the nature of retina. So got the normal lens. Pity !

Operation went well. No pain. Only concern was that night when I removed the pad to put in the eye drops, the vison was cloudy. Thought I should be able to see clear vision then. Problem was due to the medication used in the surgery and the eye needed time to recover. So for the first timer, note this and don't worry.

Next day, when the eye pad was removed, clear, bright and bluer vision ! Overall, though not perfect, the vision now is better than before the surgery. Problem in close vision and also some headache now and then. Guess that is the brain trying to get used to the 2 different visions from the 2 eyes.

Now on anti-imflammatory eye drops for about a month.

Can't believe that now I have a piece of plastic in my eye ! No floater etc. Just some glaring light if the light source is from the side. Image from the other eye now looks cloudier and more yellowish than the operated eye.

Good luck to those going for the surgery !

P/S Try this simple test to see if you have cataract (warning - this is NOT a medical test !). With a piece of white papaer infront of you, separate your 2 eyes using your hand on the nose. See the paper using your left eye, then right eye. Repeat a few times. Does the paper look yellowish ? If it does, likely that you have cataract.


This post has been edited by plumberly: Aug 24 2011, 07:10 PM