abbeybufo wrote:
When I had mine done, the surgeon specifically said he wouldn't 'change the way I looked at the world' too much! SO the lens that went into my left eye - the only one I needed done, as my cataract was apparently a 'trauma cataract' rather than the usual type - and this was on the day of the op itself, not the pre-op assessment that was nurse-led a week or so before. I'd been given a date, BTW, and then rung up one morning as I emerged from the shower to ask if I was able to come straight down as they'd had a cancellation, which was brilliant, as I missed all the hours of anticipation associated with the night before etc etc.
SO instead of having my right eye corrected fro distance with a contact lens, and the left eye for reading with another, as I'd had before - and still needing driving glasses, I now can read comfortably with the shortsighted right eye see most things into middle distance with the left that has the new 'plastic' lens, and of course still have to have driving glasses to bring the right eye up to distance vision - I'm apparently legal without, but it's more comfortable with them, as then my right eye isn't overstrained.
Don't know if that helps or not, as I'm not typical.
Yes thanks. My eyes are very different, the left (dominant) doing most of the work. The right is lazy and I already have double vision and what is left over from squint correction as an adult. She's suggesting RE first but was v pessimistic about double vision etc getting worse and perhaps needing more surgery to correct (which may happen anyway "when you can no-longer control it"). I'm 6.5 already for reading n the RE and if the measurements they did stand, without cataract removal it would (should) now be 7.5, with the left having reached 5+. She's quite dismissive about the strength of lenses but they're a b. nusisence already as I need ultra-thin so the readers don't fall off!
. I could do with an extra week put in the year somewhere. An extra day would do, as a starter for ten. Gah!
On top of that, I cannot find a home in Geneva and the snow meant all our potential flat visits for my room last week were cancelled. And don't get me started on a certain mobile country not letting me cancel my phone contract via email or letter. I messed up the security check (mea culpa - I forgot when I last did x) via phone so now I have to go to a store in person to verify I haven't stolen my own phone (I admit this does make me smile and is a good security step, although presumably if I don't turn up, they won't take any action anyway...) Apologies for ranting - one of these things will fall into place and I will return to normal sleeping hours and at some stage hopefully be able to eat!
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So yes, you can have it corrected for reading. Good luck!