Posted: 9/21/2026 6:02:50 PM EDT
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Of no great importance really but I've managed 68 years with these Mark #1 eyeballs and finally it's time for an overhaul. I'm not particularly anxious but it should be interesting. Cataracts, a different type of astigmatism (irregular astigmatism/EBMD), nearsighted, and I need readers! I've opted for plain distance vision and then I'll get glasses for reading and close up work. The astigatism is taken care of by glasses too. I opted to not get the Toric lenses as I wanted zero halos, starbursts, or flares. And since I already wear glasses it's not that big of a deal still having to use them. I'll go back in a month for the left eye, same procedure. I'm hoping recovery will not be too difficult or painful. I've been doing everything they told me to do. Drops, eye cleansers, etc. I'm looking forawrd to not seeing the outline of a street sign hovering around the real sign. Right now everything looks like a mirage. Makes if hard to drive and do so safely. |
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I got the latest lenses about three years ago. They allow your eye to focus again without corrective lenses. At the time I was told it was not 100% that you would not continue to need corrective glasses after the surgery. Fortunately I was one of the 100 % improved group. My eyesight went to 20/10. I is actually better but a cataract sufferer would certainly consider it untrue if I wrote the true number. Let me just say I can now read those teeny teeny tiny letters at the very bottom of chart. In short, the rear sight, front sight, and target are present in full view. Thankfully non prescription Ray Ban lenses are available for all Ray Ban wire frames. Including the yellow photo chromatic lens for the classic shooting frames... |
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Good luck. It's very likely that you will end up with MUCH better vision than you have now. Here's one of my dad's favorite jokes from World War II: An elderly Filipino woman went to see her eye doctor. He examined her and said "Mrs. Bangalong, I'm afraid you have a cataract." She replied "No, Doc. Dat's a Rincon Continental!" |
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I had my lenses replaced two years ago. Best decision I ever made. Went in the building damn near blind. Came out with HD vision. I had mine both done in the same day. Weirdest thing was they don’t put you out, but gave me something that made me not give shit what was happening. The light show while the doc pulled out my lenses was pretty cool. Recovery was nothing but drops. No pain. No problems. |
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Originally Posted By Vaquero45: Recovery was nothing but drops. No pain. No problems. Same here. Easy peasy. |
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I had one done a week and a half ago, getting the other done Thursday. Driving at night was really getting to be a PITA and was my main motivation. Not allowed to wear a contact in my other eye this week, so I can only see out of the eye they already did.  The surgery is a freaky experience, but it doesn't take long. |
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I had both eyes done about a year ago. It was life changing for the better. Words cannot describe how well it went (zero pain) and how much better I can see. I was not comfortable driving at night prior to the surgery. I play golf and could not see a ball in the fairway at 85 yards. I can now see one at 300. My doc was great and is a former military doc who brought vision back to a lot of wounded veterans. It took him about 7-10 minutes per eye of actual operating time and I'm extremely grateful to him. |
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Originally Posted By pavil58ar: Of no great importance really but I've managed 68 years with these Mark #1 eyeballs and finally it's time for an overhaul. I'm not particularly anxious but it should be interesting. Cataracts, a different type of astigmatism (irregular astigmatism/EBMD), nearsighted, and I need readers! I've opted for plain distance vision and then I'll get glasses for reading and close up work. The astigatism is taken care of by glasses too. I opted to not get the Toric lenses as I wanted zero halos, starbursts, or flares. And since I already wear glasses it's not that big of a deal still having to use them. I'll go back in a month for the left eye, same procedure. I'm hoping recovery will not be too difficult or painful. I've been doing everything they told me to do. Drops, eye cleansers, etc. I'm looking forawrd to not seeing the outline of a street sign hovering around the real sign. Right now everything looks like a mirage. Makes if hard to drive and do so safely. Best thing ever. Feels like getting your teeth cleaned. |
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Not to hijack the OP (good luck!), but to those why have done it, what is recovery before back to work? I've heard it is weight lift restricted due to potential strain/pressure. I work in a fairly physical job with a lot of lift, pull, carry, etc. Not really a position that has light duty work available or offered. I know I have to do something soon. Last checkup doc told me nothing else he can tweak on my rx. I'm about 8ft from a 55" TV and picture is okay-ish but any wording on the screen is overlapping letters. |
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I had one eye done in Oct and the other in Jan, this year. I sprung for the multifocal lenses. $3k out of pocket per eye. Well worth it. My astigmatism was so bad Zeni could not make glasses for me. Corrected my best eye was 20-50. Now with no glasses I am 20-20 in each eye. |
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Originally Posted By user4574: Not to hijack the OP (good luck!), but to those why have done it, what is recovery before back to work? Office job = the next day. Perfect vision in the eye he fixed. After the first eye I took that lens out of my glasses. Then some eye drops for a couple of weeks. I've heard it is weight lift restricted due to potential strain/pressure. I work in a fairly physical job with a lot of lift, pull, carry, etc. Not really a position that has light duty work available or offered. I was told to not lift more than 40 pounds for a week. I know I have to do something soon. Last checkup doc told me nothing else he can tweak on my rx. I'm about 8ft from a 55" TV and picture is okay-ish but any wording on the screen is overlapping letters. |
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| Well that was fast and painless. I think checking in and getting the preop drops and a Versed IV took longer than the procedure. I'm already home. The eye is a little bit sore, scratchy, but other than that and dilated no issues at all. I'm anxious to see what things look like tomorrow after things settle down. |
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The surgery is a big nothing burger. Easie peasie. The difference it made for me was astounding. Made me wish I had done it years before. You'll be fine, OP. 👍 Wait until you can see how much better you can see. It's amazing. ETA - I posted before reading to the end of the thread. (Obviously) Glad everything was good to go for you. |
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I have had my done for a about a year and a half. He did right eye first. It was really bad. Like looking through a scratched lens Laser corrected and put a distance lens Also put a stent in as I was preglaucomic with high pressure. I was amazed at how well I could see. I did the left eye a month later. I can see really well in my left, but not as good as my right. I can read my phone without reading glasses. I do wear reader's for computer work. I have an astigmatism contact with reading for my left eye that I wear when driving or going out. It has helped my shooting tremendously. I was to the point where I couldn't see well enough to shoot with my right eye. Especially shotgun at birds or clay targets. |
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Just got back from having my other eye done. This one smarts a bit. The first one didn't. Glad to get this done and out of my way though. Those 300 mile night driving trips through the mountains in the rain and fog were getting to be too much for me.  If you're on the fence about getting yours done, I'd tell you not to put it off, but the insurance companies really won't pay for it until they get bad enough to be a real issue. I still had to pay a bunch out of pocket to get the upgrades over the basic " insurance job".
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Originally Posted By FreefallRet: How is it just getting one eye done? Only one of my eyes is bad and they are considering surgery. Thanks If you only need one done, then you only need one done. You'll get an implant in that eye. This is where you have to ask questions and have to make choices. So ask a lot of questions. Make sure you tell them what type of vision you expect as it relates to your lifestyle. Your insurance is pretty much only going to cover a basic lens, which most people choose one for distance. If you want a multifocal or a toric implant, you're paying for that out of pocket. And those might not be the best choice for your particular issues. So, once again ask a lot of questions and listen to the explanations. If they don't want to take the time to help you make the best possible choice, find another surgeon. |
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Originally Posted By user4574: Not to hijack the OP (good luck!), but to those why have done it, what is recovery before back to work? I've heard it is weight lift restricted due to potential strain/pressure. I work in a fairly physical job with a lot of lift, pull, carry, etc. Not really a position that has light duty work available or offered. I know I have to do something soon. Last checkup doc told me nothing else he can tweak on my rx. I'm about 8ft from a 55" TV and picture is okay-ish but any wording on the screen is overlapping letters. I have an office job, was back to work the second day they fixed my first (RT) eye. |
