In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> Dan Abel wrote:

> > In article >, "Jean B." >
> > wrote:

> >> What will they use if one eye needs it? This may be a good
> >> argument for postponing surgery until the second eye is nearly
> >> ready? (If possible.)
> >
> > I had my cataract surgeries five years apart. For those five years, I
> > was completely dependent on contact lenses. With glasses, I saw double
> > until I got used to them, which took about three years.
> >
> > There are actually a whole lot of options, quite overwhelming, really.
> > But once the surgery is done, you've lost half of them. If you don't
> > completely understand and plan, the doctor will simply decide for you,
> > based on what is best for most people. Some people have regrets later,
> > when they discover that they had other options at one time, but no
> > longer have them. Most people are just as happy to let the doctor
> > decide.
> >
>
> Eeek! I haven't explored this yet, since I am not facing surgery
> in the near future. When that time approaches, I am sure I will
> do much research!

Well, I would suggest that if you wait until it is time, that might be
too late! My doctor strongly suggested a year of successful experience
with wearing contacts before deciding how to proceed. Now, my situation
was different from most people. Still, there was just way too much
information for me to absorb in a few visits, even though my doctor had
infinite patience. I found that my optometrist was very helpful. Even
though he doesn't do surgery, he was very familiar with what gets done,
and has to deal with fitting glasses and contacts for people who have
had the surgery. I talked to lots of friends and people at work. They
had a lot of information, although, of course, some of it was wrong.

Still, it's a personal decision. If you do no research and just let the
doctor decide, you will probably be happy. I did a lot of research,
reading, talking and thinking, and my final choice was exactly what the
doctor would have done anyway. Still, I was happy to have made the
choice. Of course, the doctor isn't going to want you to tell them how
to do the surgery, but as my doctor said, it made no difference to him
what power of implant he put in, it was the same surgery. But it's a
big difference in your vision afterwards.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA