Dan Abel wrote:
> 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.
>

Okay. This is all good advice. In fact, I may be spurred to make
an appointment and ask some questions, premature though they seem
to be, just so I can start thinking, researching, and possibly
experimenting before the time come. Thanks.

--
Jean B.