I've had trouble seeing, well, pretty much all my life LOL I'm very near sighted, have astigmatism and of course presbyopia too now that I'm older.
Even with corrective lenses, my vision in my right eye can't be corrected to 20/20
but even taking that into account, I have a lot of trouble seeing things. OK I don't wear distance glasses any more, I only use computer distance lenses. This means I can't see the sign on the bus til it's close to the stop, but otherwise everything else I need to see, I can see.
In order to read, I just take my glasses off and hold things up to my eyes, or alternatively, hold things about computer distance away, which is what my eyeglass lens prescription is set for.
I've had a terrible time with seeing at night and have to keep adding more and more lights to see things inside.
I know colors are off, too.
Well, I saw the eye doctor today and as it turns out, I have cataracts, but I've had them (they were first seen) since 2004!
and no one ever told me.
Sheesh, you'd think they'd realize that was something I'd want to know!?!?!
anyway I don't know the grade, just the type (the most common age related one, nuclear)
I have an appt with a surgeon to see if I should have them removed.
I would very very much like to have the one in my right eye removed, because I can see so much better with my left eye, that I often want to only use the left eye (but have been warned not to do that, because the other eye will get lazy or some such thing)
I am hoping it will make it a lot easier for me to sew, which has been difficult for me to do for um, about 4 yrs now, I think.
if the cataracts are the same in both eyes, heck I want them both out!
now, does anyone know if this procedure hurts at all?
and is there any down side to having them removed earlier rather than later?
I would love to be able to see better. I know this won't correct my vision, and I surely can't afford to have the special lenses put in so that I don't need to wear glasses any more LOL
I just have to find out if medicaid will cover it, or if they are going to make me wait til I'm "bumping-into-things-blind" first
wait, I already bump into things! :roll: :lol:
Even with corrective lenses, my vision in my right eye can't be corrected to 20/20
but even taking that into account, I have a lot of trouble seeing things. OK I don't wear distance glasses any more, I only use computer distance lenses. This means I can't see the sign on the bus til it's close to the stop, but otherwise everything else I need to see, I can see.
In order to read, I just take my glasses off and hold things up to my eyes, or alternatively, hold things about computer distance away, which is what my eyeglass lens prescription is set for.
I've had a terrible time with seeing at night and have to keep adding more and more lights to see things inside.
I know colors are off, too.
Well, I saw the eye doctor today and as it turns out, I have cataracts, but I've had them (they were first seen) since 2004!
and no one ever told me.
Sheesh, you'd think they'd realize that was something I'd want to know!?!?!
anyway I don't know the grade, just the type (the most common age related one, nuclear)
I have an appt with a surgeon to see if I should have them removed.
I would very very much like to have the one in my right eye removed, because I can see so much better with my left eye, that I often want to only use the left eye (but have been warned not to do that, because the other eye will get lazy or some such thing)
I am hoping it will make it a lot easier for me to sew, which has been difficult for me to do for um, about 4 yrs now, I think.
if the cataracts are the same in both eyes, heck I want them both out!
now, does anyone know if this procedure hurts at all?
and is there any down side to having them removed earlier rather than later?
I would love to be able to see better. I know this won't correct my vision, and I surely can't afford to have the special lenses put in so that I don't need to wear glasses any more LOL
I just have to find out if medicaid will cover it, or if they are going to make me wait til I'm "bumping-into-things-blind" first
wait, I already bump into things! :roll: :lol: