A month or so ago had an eye exam by an optometrist. He noted that my corrective lenses need not be changed, same power for the past 2 yrs. Did mention to him that I had a ghost image on left eye only, my right eye having been "lazy eye" since birth, would not recognize if it had one also.
He noted there were the beginnings of a cataract on the right eye. The ghost image has been annoying, optometrist said he could not correct for it.
Had made an appointment with an opthalmologist, whom I saw today. Surprise surprise surprise --think Gomer Pyle for the tone. The right eye has advanced cataract the left is also bad enough for R&R (that's techie for remove and replace). No wonder I had been noticing a halo around auto headlights, and bright stars having starburst pattern around them. 
The opthalmologist says the ghost image is the result of the cataract. He did not comment on the optometrist's lack of discovery on the left eye cataract.
Anyhoo... mid November schedule for the right eye, mid December for the left. Hope all will go well.
PS. I read most of the past comments on cataracts. If anyone has recent experience, would like to know how it went.
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