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In my opinion, we are all different. Some does not even progress much for a long time. And in my opinion you would know if it gets denser because you will start seeing cloudiness. Your sight will get cloudy. You wont see as clear anf faintly. Not sharp colours but rather, looking at things in a more sepia colour. I saw the images online. So if you see things normal, but just blurry like we all do with other conditions then you should be fine. My dad has had cataract for many yrs. Farsighted too...He hasnt gone to the opticians for yrs. Still drives without glasses. Can still read car number plate, 6 cars down... He is 76 lol.
My first opthamologist ignored that my eyesight diminished dramatically on my right eye and advised new glasses. But even with new glasses I couldn't see properly. Only the next opthamologist told me that eyesight is down to 50 % and I should have eye surgery.
What about increasing glare when a multifocal lens is added? What about visual acuity for distance and near under low light condition with multifocal lenses?
If you value your close-in vision...i.e. seeing your watch, doing DIY work, seeing instruments or people inside your car, seeing your phone (texts, etc.)? Please DO NOT opt for the Toric Lens. Since October 2023 my Toric Lens from Johnson & Johnson has left me CRIPPLED. Yes...I can read a license plate at 2-blocks, However, this morning I fell down 8 concrete stairs, head-first, because I no longer have depth perception OR balance. I was shamed into paying $1700 extra for the Toric Lens with the medical staff making me feel like a "cheapskate" for not choosing the so- called "premium lens." The worst medical decision of my life.
If you value your close-in vision...i.e. seeing your watch, doing DIY work, seeing instruments or people inside your car, seeing your phone (texts, etc.)? Please DO NOT opt for the Toric Lens. Since October 2023 my Toric Lens from Johnson & Johnson has left me CRIPPLED. Yes...I can read a license plate at 2-blocks, However, this morning I fell down 8 concrete stairs, head-first, because I no longer have depth perception OR balance. I was shamed into paying $1700 extra for the Toric Lens with the medical staff making me feel like a "cheapskate" for not choosing the so- called "premium lens." The worst medical decision of my life.
It doesn't sound like the toric is the problem. It sounds like either the doc missed the target or you wanted a little better distance vision. I got my toric implant with a descent amount of astigmatism and I could see beautifully the next day. I did spend an immense amount of time researching all the gotchas and what I want from my vision. I understood all the limitations and yes a phone or a book with small writing will require glasses. I told my doctor 3 times what I want and made the staff check my measurements 3 times. I paid the doctor all the extras he wanted to ensure the maximum possibility of a positive outcome. If you do all this and make sure you have a doctor with 10-20 years of positive experience. Your chances are 95-99% There are millions of these operations every year now and I went back at least 10 years in my vision. They tell me it should stay that way for many years unless I develop other problems.
I decided to wait. I have trifocals, and I can see well enough to do my job, which needs distance and near. The lights and phone seem like they are not as bright by 1 notch, and it would be nice to have peripheral vision, but my job is very important. I will wait, just in case I can't see as well after surgery. The LAL seem interesting. So I can save up the money for the laser surgery and lenses.
I had no astigmatism before cataract surgery. My cataract surgery was done quickly by the NHS because I had Primary Closed-Angle Glaucoma. My eyes were operated on one month apart. I had my glasses prescription in one eye which is perfect but the other eye felt as if I had not had my glasses prescription put in that eye as it was blurry, and feels awful. I have felt dizzy ever since, even in glasses, which led to a fall whereby I broke my nose. Apparently, I have an astigmatism in that eye now and everything is blurred without my glasses. Whilst I appreciate that my eyesight was saved and I no longer have to worry about narrow angles, I am disappointed that I still have to wear glasses full-time. I realize I would have had to use glasses just for close up work. I am still considering a Piggy-back lens and I would appreciate some idea of how much one would need to pay for such a procedure. Many thanks.😊
How do you know that you need cataract surgery? What are the symptoms? Loss/deterioration of vision? What if you wear glasses already. How bad should be your eye sight before you know that you require cataract surgery?
I thought my eyesight was generally deteriorating. At my routine eye check the optician told me I had mild to moderate cataracts. First I’d heard of it. Had the 1st surgery 2 weeks later and only then did I realise I had been seeing colours differently. My treated eye is so much clearer too and I’m only 2 weeks post op. Awaiting my other eye now. I am very pleased I had it done before it became worse. Luckily, mine was treated by NHS ( UK) so no charge.
It's just a little different shape of the lens. If you get the laser it can also correct some. With a great doc and enough experience with the laser and the lens your astigmatism can pretty much go away with 95% corrected.
How do we differ floaters from cataracts, please. I mean when we see some obstacle in our vision it might be floaters, but cataract will also give the same effect, right? Are there anyway for us to make sure that they are not floaters? If we make mistake take the surgery and it turns out to be floaters then the surgery will be unnecessary. I want to postpone the cataract surgery if they dont get worse. I hope somehow they will miraculously reverse. Or medicine for curing it will be available in the future. I dont wanna lose my eyes accomodations ability. Thank you.
I just came from an eye surgery center. It felt like a high pressure timeshare presentation with too little time to get all doctors from my primary to the surgeon to the anesthesiologist and nobody could give me a cost for me. It was all we will bill you later. Sure thousands of dollars from every direction is what I’m sure I will end up with
Luckily we have Government Health Insurance in Indonesia. I just had cataract surgery of both my eyes. Now I m waiting for my glasses which are paid by Government Health Insurance. I m 73 year's old grand pa and very happy with the clear vision in my elderly time.
@@erhabalenca1950did you undergo surgery on both eyes at the same time? I heard that the cataracts must be matured in order to use Government Health Insurance for the surgery. What conditions must be fulfilled to use the Government Health Insurance, please? After the surgery you need to use glasses to read, right?
YOU WOULD BE RIGHT! Two days before getting a cataract removed, they told me for both eyes would be almost 2 thousand dollars! I have 2 types of Insurance, but they are so greedy, they got money from them, AND from me! My eye was just about blind, so I had it done anyway. I got billed from this and that, and actually from the day surgery place I had it done, for over 800 dollars! I'm glad I have my sight back, but THESE CHARGES ARE ILLEGAL AND SOMEONE SHOULD CK THIS SCAM OUT! My insurance co said Dr chrges should be "only" $270. But this guy charge $870! Each eye!
Please can you answer my question I have to have a cataract surgery I'm 42 years old my glasses prescription is S + 175 C - 2,25 A 15 so can the astigmatism be corrected with monofocal toric lens or should I implant a standard monofocal and then correct astigmatism by laser correction
I just got cataract surgery and got toric lens set up like my contacts have been for years, one eye for distance and the other for reading and it works for me.
No you will need a multi focal IOL. Just like progressive glasses they let you see at almost any distance at some expenses. Once you look them up it tells you what you give up, but they can correct astigmatism also.
I'm scared But I have the 1st in 7/22...doc said I have 85% chance of better vision and a successful surgery .. Also a cutt on cornea To loosen some pre excisting astigmatism.. MONO FOCAL IOL LESS DOUBLE VISION COMPLICATIONS @ 🙏
@@Itsme-ni9jk my on Saturday , and same like u fulll scared , doctor told me that the vision after surgery will be 70-80 % improvement only 😦 edit;- whats your age and where are you from?
Bullshit! NEVER get multi focal lenses. If you get them, forget night time driving. They are very expensive and not covered by insurance. It is time to stop up up selling them.
