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Just had mine operated, suprisingly quick, in and out. Now i look like a dodgy pirate for a few weeks

Good luck with the recovery, hope it goes well. At my last examination I was told i had the first signs of cataracts so this maybe something I have to look forward to one day

Hope it goes well. About 8 of my elderly customers are awaiting the operation but have been told it's roughly a two and a half year wait up here. Two have already gone private and the others considering it.

ASMO wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:56 pm Just had mine operated, suprisingly quick, in and out. Now i look like a dodgy pirate for a few weeks

At least you can drink rum before 10am and not feel like an alky..

Jeesuss ASMO, how old are you?!

And I thought they only did one at a time?

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:00 am Jeesuss ASMO, how old are you?!

And I thought they only did one at a time?

Not age related this time, its due to a vitrectomy, the side effect is that it causes a cataract within 6 months.

ASMO wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:04 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:00 am Jeesuss ASMO, how old are you?!

And I thought they only did one at a time?

Not age related this time, its due to a vitrectomy, the side effect is that it causes a cataract within 6 months.

I assume you were suffering from floaters?

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:21 am

ASMO wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:04 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:00 am Jeesuss ASMO, how old are you?!

And I thought they only did one at a time?

Not age related this time, its due to a vitrectomy, the side effect is that it causes a cataract within 6 months.

I assume you were suffering from floaters?

Bigtime, as well as 2 tears on my retina.

ASMO wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:29 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:21 am

ASMO wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:04 am

Not age related this time, its due to a vitrectomy, the side effect is that it causes a cataract within 6 months.

I assume you were suffering from floaters?

Bigtime, as well as 2 tears on my retina.

I feel for you. My mum went through all of this..... and coughed during the vitrectomy procedure which resulted in significant eye damage.

A weird thread to join in on for a first but there we are.
My mum had one done in Dec last year - they put someone else's lens in and then had to fish it out when they discovered the error.
Haemorrhaging, torn retina, three months without a lens, cornea too damaged so cornea transplant and now a dry iris.
No sight in that eye yet.
21 visits to various hospitals.
And this was private in the UK.

Binny

Binny wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:20 pm A weird thread to join in on for a first but there we are.
My mum had one done in Dec last year - they put someone else's lens in and then had to fish it out when they discovered the error.
Haemorrhaging, torn retina, three months without a lens, cornea too damaged so cornea transplant and now a dry iris.
No sight in that eye yet.
21 visits to various hospitals.
And this was private in the UK.

Binny

Sounds like my mother's experiences. And it was Moorfields.

Ouch.

You do not do such procedures in South African state hospitals - to here are excellent private hospitals (at a stiff price) for those.

Ironically, the best opthalmic surgeon I know works for the State, full time, and succeeds in referring needful state patients to private care (subsidised by the practitioners). A strange man, born-again Christian, but widely regarded as super brilliant by the private sector
Cataract procedures (both eyes) worked well on me - but the retinal detachments and subsequent macular degeneration cannot be helped. Que sera sera .
My wife had a cataract removed, new lens installed, worked well.

Wish you all well