My last trip to the eye doctor he said I need to start thinking about cataract surgery and not to wait to long. At this appointment they also reduced my left eye contact prescription from 5.00 to 4.00.
They have have been mentioning cataracts, for 6 years, but always said you're not ready yet. So the latest was a little different.
In a previous post I said what is above. I'm concerned about salesmanship, especially the line, "not to wait to long"
In Googling I find,
“In general, cataract surgery is not an emergency surgery but an elective procedure. This does not devalue the significance of getting it done at the right time. Then question arises, what is the right time? Right time is when patient starts seeing blurred, when patient can’t perform daily routine activities/professional activities effectively because of foggy vision, when there is no improvement in eye sight with a change of spectacles, when color perception changes significantly, when patient can’t identify familiar faces till one comes very near to them. Naturally despite these symptoms one can wait for cataract surgery and get it done at a suitable time in consultation with their cataract surgeon.”
Well, I'm far from Foggy vision, when color perception changes significantly is a little more difficult, because how do you know, you see what you see. I will say, I can see a slight shift in color between my two eyes.
But then I also find this which makes waiting seem more ominous.
“When left untreated, cataracts become denser and further impair vision. If a cataract is left untreated for too long, it becomes what is sometimes called “hyper-mature.” When this occurs, the cataract has become more dense, more difficult to remove, and more likely to cause complications during surgery.”
So, those that had cataract surgery, did you do it because you were ready because you noted worsening sight, or did your doc say you were ready?
