I needed cataract surgery for two reasons, both related to my profession at the time. I was an art director. First, the cataracts were starting to affect my perception and ability to fine-tune colors as well ad huge the efforts of others--something key to my position. Second, my eye doctor told me he could no longer correct my vision to 20/20 because of the cataracts. Neither issue was very bad, but I needed to be at the top of my game especially with young people nipping at my heels.
If you have good eye care options locally, be grateful for that. Where I live, eye care, along with the rest of it, has become rather sketchy. There is a high turnover at the hospital clinic and if you get an appointment it’s 6 months away and before that date arrives, the provider leaves and you are starting over. My wife sees a retinal specialist who is now retiring and there doesn’t seem to be a replacement. Denver is a long way. The eye care provider I had seen for years told me I had a cataract forming and would probably looking at getting it fixed in the future. In the meantime I saw them for double and blurred vision and got a shrug. I switched to another place who gave me a correction (prism) in that eye and that does help some. They did find an issue with the retina and said if I should see a flasher to come in immediately. I did see a series of them but I was on a cross country motorcycle trip and was in the middle of nowhere in the Midwest. Where was I supposed to go? Again, if you have good quality care, be thankful for that.
I have a friend who lives outside of Boulder and he has similar problems getting medical care appointments. Maybe he and you should move back to Los Angeles.
I have a friend who lives outside of Boulder and he has similar problems getting medical care appointments. Maybe he and you should move back to Los Angeles.
Just had conversation with daughter who is a Nurse Practioner in Boulder, about difficulty in Boulder (a surprise to me)...she verified the issue is that one hospital is the tertiary level facility servicing a number of states in the region, so appointments for certain procedures is indeed booked up and hard to get...she cited a one year wait for surgery for a certain type of case involving a patient of hers!
This serves as a warning for those who contemplate moving to a new area for retirement leaving a major metropolitan center...get the work done before you move, or be prepared to wait longer.
…..This serves as a warning for those who contemplate moving to a new area for retirement leaving a major metropolitan center...get the work done before you move, or be prepared to wait longer.
If you have good eye care options locally, be grateful for that. Where I live, eye care, along with the rest of it, has become rather sketchy.
About cataract surgery outcomes: I started wearing eyeglasses when I was 12 and have needed them or contact lenses ever since. Now that I am well away from the surgery recovery I now realize how great it is to wake up in the morning and clearly see every thing in focus just by opening my eyes. I am just so glad that I had the surgery and that this feeling is there before I reach to pick up a camera.
What kind of lens implants did you get? I continue to hear that the toric lenses and such work pretty well if you really want to avoid glasses, but those who want the absolute crispest vision possible should go with single focus for distance and use reading glasses.
I have the start of cataracts but not very bothersome yet. In the meantime, having had my right hip replaced in 2022 I now need the left one replaced as well. Sigh. "Gettin' older ain't for sissies" as my sister says.
My understanding is that toric implants are to correct for astigmatism.
Hum. Wrong term maybe though most astigmatism comes from the natural eye lens which is removed though I suppose it could be due to uneven curvature of the cornea. Maybe another term for them but the lenses that are intended to give acceptably good vision at both near and far (but I’ve read don’t give the absolutely best vision at either.)
What kind of lens implants did you get? I continue to hear that the toric lenses and such work pretty well if you really want to avoid glasses, but those who want the absolute crispest vision possible should go with single focus for distance and use reading glasses.
I have the start of cataracts but not very bothersome yet. In the meantime, having had my right hip replaced in 2022 I now need the left one replaced as well. Sigh. "Gettin' older ain't for sissies" as my sister says.
Do you see well, like 20/20, at distance but need reading glasses now? That would be the expected result for single focus lenses.I talked to my ophthalmologist about all the options. Cost was not a concern, and the ophthalmologist recommended the one covered by Medicare which would correct the astigmatism. The implants corrected the astigmatism to almost nothing. Laser surgery could have corrected any residual astigmatism, but that has not been necessary. I cannot at this time give you the product name, but when I get home in February I can get it off the medical card with all the details. For now I have to concentrate on my trip. I am just going to Antarctica - a cruise to the peninsula from the tip crossing the Antarctic Circle and further towards the mainland but I will not get to the mainland. The cruise line is Hurtigruten.
Do you see well, like 20/20, at distance but need reading glasses now? That would be the expected result for single focus lenses.
I've always been such a myope, I still prop my glasses on my forehead and stick stuff under my nose to see very fine detail. Some people don't get it, and my sister even tried to ARGUE with me that I needed bifocals ("these are progressives," I replied) then "then you need them changed!" Uh, no. The optometrist told me "we'll never be able to do as good up close as what God gave you."
this is more than occasionally handy as I can see almost ANYTHING small, no matter how tiny, if I get it close enough. I say I could count the hairs on a fly's leg but I actually think I probably could. It'll be a shame to lose that bionic level close up vision, but worth it for clear distance without lenses - not to mention cataracts will eventually rob that close up as well as correct distance so...
California had passed a law requiring any driver 70 years old or older to have to come into the DMV and have an eye test and a written test. The written test was taken to court and the judge ruled that the requirement for the written test was age discrimination and removed as a requirement for renewal,
Rules of the road, driving in different conditions and situations, some obscure stuff like blood alchohol levels for DUI. Common sense things like driving while distracted, stopping at stop signs, stopping for pedestrians, safe following distance at speed. It was a big mistake to remove the requirement for seniors. Drivers in CA (and most of the country ) don't necessarily know or obey these things. And seniors can be some of the worst offenders.Just out of curiosity what did the written test, test?
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