Saw a new ophthalmologist yesterday. My vision had deteriorated
badly despite cataract surgery and corrective lens implants. I was able to throw the glasses away.
I now wear 3 pairs of glasses. It is a pain
to change glasses according to the circumstances and still feeling
handicapped by poorer night vision and a lot of sensitivity to light and
glare. I understand why rock stars wear dark glasses when on stage.
Good news! I actually have 20-20 vision thanks to the
corrective lenses implanted during cataract surgery. He found that my right eye had developed a
cloud behind the lens, which happens in about 20% of cataract patients.The
cloud in the left eye had been taken care of a couple of years ago and the
right eye should also been done then. He used a laser, and in about 10 seconds took care of the
right eye. This was covered by Medicare.
Not so good news! He found I had developed sever astigmatism in my left eye and a tad in
the right eye. Taking care of that will require LASIC surgery, be rather
costly and not covered by Medicare. I will have a free evaluation in a couple of
weeks to see about doing the left eye and the cost.
I am disgusted with my original opthalmogolist, who should have also lasered the right eye and just prescribed glasses for the astigmatism, never explaining an alternative.
Perhaps by 2013 I will be able to toss the glasses once again. Hooray!
