Cataract surgery update: Two years later 

Great, however I heard that they can get cloudy again and will have to have laser treatment to resolve this ~

Jesus said to a man " What would you have me to do ? " And the man replied " Lord that I may receive my sight." He was then healed, . The man then said he could see trees walking . Jesus has said if we have faith even so small as a grain of mustard seed We shall ask, and it will be done for us. ! ( important to note , that for such miracles, we must get our lives in order, ) Stop giving credulity to the Big Pharmaceutical industry because the world is in idolatry to the unnatural treatments and evil experiments going on. producing drugs hat are killing people slowly. Plastic kills people, so I don't want it in my body. If we turn away from doing and saying anything evil our requests will be heard. God will direct people to his medicine bottle which is the natural world of fruits, herbs and right living. I believe this absolutely . Vitamin C D 3 magnesium and zinc greatly help eyesight. Changing the first and keeping off sugar bread, cakes , and all those unhealthy things , and eating instead , a variety of fruits and the green verges can bring fast improvement. Also keeping the eyes moist greatly assist in an improvement in eyesight. It's time we got back to natural remedies.

@@valerieobrien5521 You have an interesting take on the bible. Are you a JW.

@@valerieobrien5521 To each his own. Certainly eating the right foods and a healthy lifestyle can potentially help to prevent the formation of cataracts. However, a cataract is an accumulation of clumps of protein in the actual eye lens which also come with aging, once they have developed no amount of fruit, vegetables or praying to whichever god you ascribe to, is going to fix them. Science has given us a way to recover the sight that very many of us, less pious individuals, lose with age and allow us to again see the beauty that is all around us and which was gradually dimmed by the cataracts. Regaining your sight is a wonderful experience and nobody has ever died or been poisoned from the acrylic lenses they use.

Paul, funny you mention and made the "20 years old" comment in regards to the detail of the flower(s) .... I'm 53 and finally got around to getting cataract surgery. I had the surgery on my 1st eye 2 mornings ago on the morning of the 23rd, this would be the 3rd morning since I supposed. Yesterday, I had to go in the day after surgery to get a check up on the eye health, etc. The Doctor was very happy. While I was there, I GREATLY expressed my gratitude and told him I can see so far away and that the detail is just incredible. His reply was, the lens clarity is that of a 18 to 20 year old person. I was stunned. I had never heard this before. So you are very correct in saying you haven't seen that level of detail since you were 20 years old. My new eye and the detail, color, sharpness, contrast, all of it is so fantastic now that I've been unable to sleep for two days. I've been watching movies, reading, go thru old emails, shows, videos, video games .. it's just so overwhelming.

@@all.day.day-dreamer Congratulations for the successful surgery! What type of lenses did you choose?

I had one that was 4 years old-- should have been done within 24 hours... doc said it was , on a scale of 1-10, a 15 or better. The Cataract was like a rock (I have it in a jar- looks like a GRAVEL), and he also did the Vitrectomy at the same time. just to let you know-- I had NO pain, NO irritation, no nausea- NOTHING. NOT ONCE.. it's healing now-- I see a bit more every day- (been week and half only) from an eye I have seen NOTHING out of for 4 years!!! I have a re-attachment surgery coming on Oct. 15th- and they say that should be a 90% chance or better of perfectly normal eyesight after that... SO you can relax. i had NOTHING and it was one of the ROUGHER surgeries he's ever done and he's done over 30,000!!

thanks Dee... glad I was some help for you!

Which lens you have it installed, trifocal, multifocal

The difference with a cataract operation and the natural eye lense is that the natural eyes have a FILTER and can diffuse , light in the normal way because the brain is in HARMONY with the whole body and its function the body. But with an artificial lens, there is no CONNECTING NERVE from lense to brain, and the lense remains stationary It is possible if you pay , to havme a TRI- FOCAL lense which does the same job as bifocal lenses . But of course, they charge you for it as you have to get the operation done privately . Strange to think though , ththe NHS are happy to pay for someone to have a sex change operation, or silucan boob operations, but not for decent lenses vital for seeing . The MONO LENSE is unaltered in design and function from its introduction in the early 1960s !

That's interesting, thanks. In normal circumstances you're not supposed to drive at night with internal light on but if it helps it's worth a try.

I had same issue don’t know how to got out

@@tropicalscot I recall its illegal in UK unless the law has changed. Please check

YES- that's what I thought too-- I'm having the surgery in july/aug. and wasthinking about the multi-focal- but I don't want to lose the clarity-- I think I'll just do the reading glass for up close-- cause thats' just at home- but YES you're right- there are the NIGHT anti-glare anti-halo specs and visor attachments..

thanks and no need to be nervous, it'll be fine

Good luck. The surgery is painless and you won't realise you are having the procedure.

@@robertmansfield2856 is it really?

@@susanasis2152 You have eye drops to enlarge the pupils, eye drops to numb the eyes and a mild sedative to relax you, and I had both eyes done and the procedure took around an hour.

read as much as you can do a lot of research, it’s now 3 months since my surgery and i am very unhappy, can see some what to drive but can not read road signs, when i wake up still need to put on glasses, which i am waiting for bifocals, which is what i used before, surgery $8000 , told to buy cheap reading glasses $ 1 bifocals $1500 i can see some what key board but can not read what i am writing,

I have an inflammatory eye disease but I am getting cataract surgery for a cataract caused by my eye injections... I'm 30 years old, a mom of 2 young boys and I'm terrified I will lose my vision and not be able to watch them grow. I know my case might be a little different but thanks for sharing.

I was scheduled for cataract surgery but I cancelled it. I do not want to trade my near-sightedness for far-sightedness, as most of my days are spent needing to see up close. And I cannot afford the multi-focal lenses. I have a cataract in my left eye and it is not so bad that I see halos or glare, and night driving is not a problem at all. My glasses correct my vision well enough that I am okay with them. I lost sleep, worrying about being far-sighted after my surgery. I feel much better having cancelled it. I will live with this cataract unless and until it becomes so unbearable that I can't function with it.

@@rickarmstrong9660 But can’t they just remove the cataract and not put in a lens? Wouldn’t that clear up your vision without changing your near or far vision at all?

@@kayBTR I think cataract is the damage lens so if you take the damage lens out you would have to replace it with the plastic lens

@@rickarmstrong9660 you are boubd tobget catract in other eye later if ur one eye has a cataract

@Politicos Ladrões Which lenses did you take?????

mjoanc Me too, i had a retinal detachment in the past and now going for cataracts removal. A bit nervous though.

@@dali71au how do you see now?

Can you drive at night ??

Yes I can drive at night and it’s getting better as time passes. On coming headlights are intense but manageable. I also need to wear sunglasses in bright sunlight. My doctor says it’s because the IOLs are crystal clear compared to a natural lens which is somewhat cloudy. More light gets through. Over time the eyes adjust to some degree.

Rand Sipe hi. What type of lenses did you get?

I thought the second eye is done a couple weeks later? They didn't offer you that?

No Lynna here in Italy most doctors prefer to wait at.least a few months which makes sense due to.the risk of problems which are very rare but can.happen..Its probably different.in other countries..this is just.my experience..God bless

please let us know Jude...

Is it hurts? Mine this June.. Im scared

Did you have any large floaters?

About three months after cataract surgery, I am still having problems with halos and streaks when I look directly into a light source, either day or night, with my left eye. None of these problems before surgery. After reading your comment, I have been drinking many pints and the problem has not cleared up 😁. My cataract surgery was performed with laser, on both eyes. Since my right eye has always had extremely poor vision from birth, my surgeon said I could only have monofocal lenses in both eyes. He used Bausche & Lomb lenses in both eyes. My good eye received a toric lens and the bad one received a standard lens. Since I do not see very well out of my right eye, my brain almost turns it off, so not sure of any post surgery visual effects. My surgeon told me the lens in my left eye is stretching the capsular bag containing the lens, on the diagonal, thus causing the glare streaks that present on the same angle as the stretch line...at around 10 and 4 o'clock. In any event, the surgeon said the capsular bag should more or less shrink wrap around the lens and smooth out the stretch line, which will solve the problem. If not, he thought the YAG laser should solve the problem as it can with a secondary cataract. Since I do not drive much at night, the streaks and halos are not really causing me any real problems - just annoyance. After about a year post surgery, I may look into the YAG if I feel the problem is causing a certain level of quality of life problems. After reading all these posts, it seems there are a lot of different outcomes from cataract surgery depending on the individual. My vision had become so blurry, I had to have cataract surgery to carry on with daily activities. Since I only have one good eye, I was really apprehensive about things going wrong with that eye during or after surgery, but it did not happen. The surgery did not hurt. I was fully awake during the procedures and my doctor guided me on moving the eye or holding the eye still, during surgery, to help him clean out the cataract. They did provide some happy medicine before and during the procedure, so it didn't really bother me. The real upside is the clarity and sharpness of the vision in my left eye. I only need glasses for reading now and the inexpensive reading glasses work just fine. Before surgery I wore glasses, most of my life, for reading and distance.

say if i opted for both distance monofocal lens with focal 20/20 at one eye and 20/40 at another eye...will this give some good vision at intermediate distance

@@coachbahraen You would have to ask your Optician that question. I had lenses put in which did away with the need for me having to wear spec's for distance, and I only need them for reading now. Having had the procedure, then eye drops for a month, and then another eye test for my readers, I am happy with the result and have absolutely no discomfort.

Hi...how many times does PCO neecd or can be done? and how soon does PCO need to be done? Thks

Also ask your ophthalmologist about mono-vision and parallax view. For some people they work after placing the IOL depending on your age, eye health or short/long vision. They even can make a test using contacts prior to the surgery. Ask your Dr what suits you and what are the latest options available.

@@rudolfhuijs4526 Sincere thanx

Could you explain what you mean by ‘under-corrected in order to have better/ more functional closer vision? Does that mean they won’t give you the best vision for distance because that makes your reading vision poorer, making you need reading glasses. And also what you mean by 20/20 distance/Plano. Does that mean they can give you perfect vision for distance? What does -1 mean. I appreciate your time in answering. I have good distance vision but have to use reading glasses, which I absolutely hate because if I’m looking at my iPad and watching tv I have to look over my glasses to have clear vision for the tv. What is your opinion about one lense for distance in one eye and a near lense in the other eye.

What is the type of your lens?

@@somardithay6698 I don't know the manufacturer, but they are plastic things that were unrolled inside my eye - I saw it happening. If I concentrate on it, I can see the edges in my peripheral vision.

Me too! The reason I'm getting cataract surgery is to get rid of the halos.

I had my cataract done three week ago, in dont wear any glasses as I got the multi focal premium lens in my left eye. My Vision is very good now during the day. I can read and drive. Only issue is the halo at night when driving, ive been told that it msy got better in 6 months time by my doctor. Fingers crossed, im a bit worried when people are complaining about halo after two years from surgery.

Hi Patty. I think usually the cataract takes several months to start forming but my eyesight wasn't very good in the first few weeks after retinal surgery, even after the gas bubble had completely gone. It should start to improve slowly though. However if it is a cataract forming the ophthalmologist should be able to detect it fairly easily (in my case they could see it forming before I started to notice it).

I've nothing but problems.

thanks Greg

He has a halo effect with lights at night with monovision ...and it is far more prevalent with multifocals.

hi Rebecca. You may find the halo isn't so bad after a few days or weeks. From what I remember for the first 2 or 3 days I had a much more pronounced halo effect or streaks of light around bright lights. I think this was before the new lens properly settled in place. Now I still have a halo but it's not as bad. But as I mention I'm still not good driving at night, especially on darker roads. I've not tried glare reduction glasses so I may look into that.

It’s fairly common to develop what are often called “secondary cataracts” - the capsule that holds the opaque lens can also become clouded. If the cataract symptoms come back, it is the capsule getting cloudy. That can be fixed by a process using a laser that burns a small hole in the back of the capsule. It takes only a couple minutes and no pain or anesthesia, and the fix is permanent

hi rebecca, so you no longer need regular glasses then after the surgery and is it true that you get a injection right in the eye itself? I am terrified of needles and have super sensitive eyes. Thanks.

Rebecca Mæd I just had a symfony lens put in one week ago and I have halos and glares especially at night and with artificial light. Did glasses make that go away completely for you?

@@steveanderson461 no mom didn't get an injection just fluid but no needle

Hi Roseanne, I've been meaning to try some yellow tinted sunglasses. These are actually sold on Amazon as 'night driving glassses'. I will get round to trying some and maybe do a video about it.

tropicalscot I'm glad that there is something that could help👍

Hey Fred, I live in Australia and the optometrist charges like a wounded bull. Go on the computer and have a look at a mob called Zenni optical. Loads of frames for men and women. If you know how to put your photo on their website , you can try different frames on your face. I get a free prescription for glasses each year, choose a frame , type in my prescription and options (I get the ones that go dark in the sun) and two weeks later they are in your letter box. Around 20% of the cost in a local optometrist. 👍

It may well be. I would say my halo effects are only noticeable in specific circumstances. 99% of the time I either don't have them or my brain filters them out. But I do tend to avoid night driving on dark roads (I live in the city so that's rarely something I have to do anyway).

Hi Maggi. Yep I'm in Edinburgh. It'll be fine... and over before you know it. It's no worse that getting a regular tooth filling. If you're feeling nervous on the day they can give you a mild sedative to help...you might have to ask for it though.

@@tropicalscot thank you I think I will. Did yo8 go to princess Alexandra too. Thanks for replying

@@gimmeahugnow yes, I went there for the cataract operations. It's a few years ago now. Let me know how it goes x

@@tropicalscot thank you will do

hows ur eyes now

@@coachbahraen great thanks

ah so that's what causes them! Hope the surgery goes well

Thanks....hope it was helpful

I’m not a doctor but I had cataracts surgery and afterwards I was informed I had glaucoma…I would suggest you go back to your doctor and have him check your eye pressure …keep keep me informed Jim …

It'll be fine Savannah... it's a piece of cake ;-)

For the simple reason that I wasn't offered the option on the NHS. But in any case I am completely fine wearing reading glasses...and from what I've heard multi focal lenses are not always a perfect solution.

my optometrist told me that a few of his patients that had one distance and one close-up lens inserted regretted it later

monofocal lenses give much clearer vision, and less glare, but you have to wear glasses to read. With multifocal lenses you may have only a single number (not bifocals) or perhaps no spectacles number, but vision is not so clear with less contrast and more glare. So if glare troubles you go for monofocals.

bhatti eye Thanks

Installing a lens is a very simple procedure and only involves a tiny slit in your eye under anaesthetic drops. The lens is put in through a little tube, and opens out in the eye,

My Doctor is recommending the Symfony too.. .so I'm interested in the answer.. but $3250 more per eye... and have read where folks have had them removed...

Hello Rujina. Sorry for the late reply. Yes I did get pco both times. But it's a very easy and painless laser procedure to fix. You may know that by now anyway ;-)

Thanks for the info Harry, I didn't know about the improved focus and contrast with other lenses. Yes, although they didn't give me much info at the time I definitely have monofocals, and as far as I know that was the only option with the NHS at the time. They aren't perfect but on the whole I'm pretty happy with them. I'm just glad I don't have to do a lot of night driving!

oh where can you get these?