I picked up my glasses today and I do not like them. They are progressives, I cannot find the sweet spot. I've not had this issue before. They may be going back.
I had two eye exams within two weeks of each other post cataract surgery in February and I couldn’t see to even read with either scrip. So, after spending about 7. months without glasses, I went to a different opthamologist last week and I’m hoping that this time the scrip will be correct. Obviously I can read and drive without my bifocals but I would really like to see clearly for a change. As it is, everything has a shadow which is starting to feel normal to me.
I didn’t see shadows to begin with. The ophthalmologist couldn’t fit me up with a pair of glasses where things weren’t all fuzzy so he said it was time to get the cataracts out. Things are brighter and more colorful but beyond that….
Lost or reduced eyesight is always scary and perhaps we dont realize how much the loss or reduction effects us. Even after a blow to my right eye caused a cataract to form in that eye long before the modern surgery could easily replace the lens I took my eyesight for granted....until I had a retina separation in the left eye. That got my attention and was very scary but was repaired in short order but then more recently a cataract started forming in the 'good' eye and I elected to have the lens replaced, although by now it was a 'routine' operation it was still a great relieve to wake up still seeing around me. And yes, I elected to be put out whist the Doc was doing his thing to allow no chance of me moving or blinking at the wrong moment. Typing this without my glasses on and screen about 10" away so that is a damn good outcome so far as I am concerned!
Hubby will be having eye surgery soon. The cataracts will come later on. Dr will be removing droopy skin over the eyes, Has gotten worse with age and is affecting his vision. He is being treated also for dry eyes. Naturally the doctors office is 3 hours away. We go next month for evaluation. Problem is, he will not be able to drive after surgery and neither of us is comfortable with me trying to drive. Sigh. So far looks like a daughter will come up and stay until this is over with.
Hope his surgery is successful. I'm glad you will have help from daughter. I don't drive much since my partial vision loss. Getting old ain't for sissies for sure. It is always something.
Maybe, you could go and stay with your daughter and see a specialist in Texas, @Hedi Mitchell ? It sounds like they have better doctors there than where you are in Kansas. Also, @Bobby Cole went through the cataract operation thing, and he may have some ideas to share with you. The eye doctors wanted to sell him some expensive pads for his dry eyes, and he would have to order new ones every month from the eye doctor. He found a heated pad that has a usb connection on Amazon, and he uses it every day, and he said it really helps his dry eyes. He can tell you more about that part as well. It has taken him over two years to finally get good glasses, and trying several ophthalmologists, including the specialists who did his cataract operations. They gave him a different eye prescription for his glasses each time, and none of them worked. He just this month went to America’s Best , an optometrist, and they made him some glasses that actually worked for him, and also explained why the ones from the ophthalmologists didn’t fit right.
To piggy back on Yvonne’s post, I went to an Optometrist because I was tired of going to someone who is trained to do something TO my eyes (Ophthalmologist) as opposed to doing something For my eyesight. My Optometrist explained that they have to train for hundreds of hours on their equipment whereas an Ophthalmologist only trains on the same equipment a few hours with the majority of their time spent on optic diseases and conditions. She also explained that Ophthalmologists often shuffle off standard eye tests to their assistants which has been my experience also. All I wanted was a derned pair of glasses (bifocals) so I can see but two different Ophthalmologists failed to be able to accomplish that to the tune of 5 different prescriptions. It does make me wonder if I even needed the cataract surgery and could have maybe avoided it by going to an Optometrist. So far as the heated eye pads go, it was explained that the oil ducts around our eyes will often clog up and the heat from the pads melts the dry oil and allows the ducts to do what they’re meant to do. And, I might add that using the pads once a day for about 15 minutes not only helps the dry eyes thing but it’s extremely soothing and also helps clear up the sinus’s. The doctor’s office wanted $45 for a month’s supply of their throw away pads and I paid about $23 for the USB activated heat pads with three settings of heat. (amazon)
I think we will be in good hands with this doctor for the lid removal- cataracts come later. I did get today ,some eye pads I ordered for him to use.