Personal experiences, incidents and smiles

When I was 54, I needed to see my ophthalmologist ( eye doctor) because I was finding it difficult to see in low light. After a detailed examination, he told me that I have early cataract in both eyes.
From my twenties, I’ve been suffering from an autoimmune disease, anterior uveitis. I get inflammation in the anterior chamber of my eyes which is treated by steroid medication. This caused the lenses to harden and become opaque, prematurely.
In a short duration of two weeks, I underwent cataract in both my eyes. Though I could see the difference after my left eye was operated upon, the difference was amazing when the bandage was removed from my right eye. It was like a powerful bulb had been lit in my world. The clarity and brightness were enhanced 10 times and the best news of all was that my new lenses were compensating for my previous myopia and I could see clearly without my glasses. The glasses I had been wearing for the last 42 years!
This reinforced my approach towards medical issues; If you need it now, don’t wait, don’t postpone it for it will improve the quality of your life.

Have you had cataract surgery done in one or both eyes? How was your experience?
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good advice for all of us
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Thanks Beth.
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Glad that your vision improved manifold after the surgery Sadje. Yes it is always prudent not to delay medical procedures!
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Thanks Radhika! The funny thing was that a friend of mine with weak eyesight wanted to get cataract surgery done so that she didn’t have to wear glasses.
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That’s great. My eyes are still okay, I just need reading glasses these days to see close things clearly…🤗🤗
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Most people don’t need cataract surgery before mid sixties at the earliest.
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My grandfather had macular degeneration and was blind in his 70s…it was hard but he stayed about the same
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I have start of age related macular degeneration. I hope it doesn’t leads to blindness.
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I havent had to have cateract surgery, but my dad did a few years ago, now he’s waiting to have it done in his other eye!
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It’s a problem with old age.
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Been there. Done that.
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Cool.
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I agree , great advice! Good to know you can see clearly without glasses🙏😀
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Thanks Komaljeet, I’m glad too.
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🙏🤗💖
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Thank you Sadje for your inspirational share. Yes, tending to one’s health is paramount.
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Thanks a lot Suzette! Very much so my friend
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A pleasure, dear friend.😊
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I’m so happy things are clearer for you! Thank you for the sound wisdom.
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Thanks a lot! Yes, I’m happy that I got it done at that time.
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You’re welcome! Yes!
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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I completely agree with you about not waiting to get medical care when you need it. I had cataract surgery on my right eye when I was seven in 1993. It was a fight to get it, because the doctors (and probably my parents too) initially felt my vision was too bad to begin with, but my school badly wanted to save my vision.
Sadly, when I developed a cataract on my left eye in around 2004, my parents felt my almost nonexistent eyesight wasn’t worth fighting for, so I waited for nearly ten years to have the surgery. Though when I did have the surgery in 2013, I did get a tiny bit of vision back, it wasn’t what I’d hoped for and certainly not what the eye docs had (unrealistically) hoped for. At least now I know I did everything in my power to save my tiny bit of vision for as long as possible.
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Very true my friend. We should do whatever is needed to get treatment.
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People need such stories.
Many of them keep putting off treatment for fear that things may go wrong or they have got adapted to The illness and its shortcomings.
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Thanks Shashi. As a doctor you understand the importance of timely treatment
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Great advice Sadje
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Thanks Lauren
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I’m happy you nipped it off in the bud. These early medical issues can sometimes always turn terrible with time. I’m glad you got it cured and now see well. Thanks for the advice too
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Thanks a lot Lamittan
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Feel most welcome, Sadje
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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Welcome 🙏
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I agree with “if you need it now, don’t postpone.” My carpal tunnel was causing me a lot of pain last year, I was reluctant at first to get the operation for my hand because of the amount of time I need to recover and the cost but I’m now so glad I got the operation on my hand.
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Exactly right! We look at the present and are afraid to commit but in the long run it’s so beneficial
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Absolutely.
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Wow! Thanks for sharing your story. Mid-week I have an eye exam appointment since my vision has gone downhill. Whenever I wear the glasses prescribed at the last visit the table rises up to meet me. Before I never had a problem with RX glasses; these were redone and still wrong. I think I need to reinforce my take-charge tactics and complain more whenever service isn’t to my satisfaction. I’m taking away from your story the ‘don’t postpone’.
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Very right June. Time to assert yourself and let them know your issues. All the best
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You are so right! Though yours was due to autoimmune disease, myopics usually develop cataract earlier than others.
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Yes, that true too. Thanks
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You are welcome.
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I will in one eye in a year or two
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All the best Cheryl
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome
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I’ve been putting off cataract surgery because the thought of someone cutting into my eyeball with a scalpel freaks me out. I’ve been a victim of medical malpractice in the past, which makes me reflexively leery of doctors, and iIt’s difficult for me to find a surgeon I can trust. But if my vision gets much blurrier, I won’t be able to drive, so I can’t put it off much longer.
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I understand that past experiences can put you off the surgery now. Try to find a doctor with a good rating and reviews. All the best
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So happy for you, Sadje!!!!!!!
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Thanks a lot Li
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You’re very welcome.
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I had cataract surgery Fall of 2019 before COVID. I’m so thankful because my eye doctor was so good, patient and precise. I have extreme myopia. My Rx was -16 before cataracts and I wore hard contact lenses with glasses on top. With cataracts my vision was -23. My eye doctor made me go without contacts because they changed the shape of my eyes. Every week he had me come in and he’d test my vision with a computer. It took a full two months for the vision to settle down and be consistent. That’s when I had surgery. I now have 20/20 vision and my eye doctor retired during the shutdown.
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This is a success story that should inspire us all. I really couldn’t believe that I didn’t need glasses after the surgery. Thanks for sharing EA
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So glad that you had a good experience, you are so right, don’t hesistate getting it done! I had both of my eyes done as well and the difference was awesome! I am starting to get a cloud over the one eye now which can happen after the surgery, but its super easy to take care of the Dr said. I had my surgeries in my 40’s. Had fast growing cataracts. I went from being far sighted to now being near sighted in one eye and far sighted in the other, so they balance each other out. LOL! Its very rare for that to happen, but it did for me.
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Thanks Joy! You’re absolutely right that one shouldn’t hesitate when it’s a question of our health. I’m glad it worked out well.
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Funny thing, I never saw you with glasses.
Good advice for when I need this surgery.
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Because I always wore contacts before the surgery. 😂
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Sneaky, huh ? 😏
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Haha
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I had both eyes done a few years ago. Amazing the difference. Now I only need reading glasses.
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Thanks for sharing Patricia. An amazing side benefit
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wow Sadje.. you were young to have cataract surgery. Glad it worked out ok! 💖💖💖
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Thanks Cindy. I’m happy with the results.
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Wonderful advice, Sadje. I completely agree. My friend underwent this surgery, and had a similar outcome. Is amazing.
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Thanks Jeff. I am grateful for the modern technology for making it so easy.
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You’re most welcome, Sadje. Always. Ah, indeed, and agreed. Super helpful.
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I have cataracts…have been postponing surgery, but you’ve encouraged me 🙂
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I’m glad I have. With the latest technology, it’s a breeze.
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It all depends on my health insurance and finding an eye surgeon.
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All the best my dear friend
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Thanks muchly!
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Very good advice, Sadje and glad you had your eyes checked.
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Thanks Maria! Yes, I’m very glad that I got it done on time.
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Garry also had cataract surgery quite early — in his late 50s. No known reason, but he had the same reaction. He was ASTOUNDED at how much he could see and how bright the colors were. Of course now, 21 years later — my how time flies (today was his 80th birthday) — he doesn’t see quite as well as he did. Still, after a lifetime of wearing contact lenses every day because he was on TV and he didn’t look good in glasses, he can still drive without glasses. Everyone I know who has had that surgery was THRILLED with the results. I think I’m the only person my age who doesn’t have cataracts at all. My mother never had them either.
It’s the ONLY surgery I was looking forward to. I thought it would be great to NOT wear glasses. Apparently it’s never going to happen. Weird, isn’t it?
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It is unusual but fortunate, I think.
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