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Back in 2019 when I went for an eye exam they told me I had a cataract in my right eye and a small one developing in my left eye.
They gave me a new prescription for my glasses and told me to come back in a year.
My vision slowly got worse and It was affecting my ability to read read signs.
A year later I went for a checkup and they told me that if my eyes got any worse that I would not be able to drive.
Here in British Columbia, Canada basic cataract surgery is covered by health care but you are put on a waiting list.
If your case is more urgent they will move you forward in the waiting list.
I told them I am a single guy and that I do not have anyone to drive me around so they moved me up in the list.
I thought it would still be along wait because of the covid thing but my first surgery for my right eye was scheduled on the 30th of December.
I was nervous about the surgery but it was over in about twenty minutes and I was out of the door.
The next surgery was scheduled for the 21st of January 2021.
The 21day wait for the next surgery was not too bad as I removed the right lense out of my glasses and it worked okay as the blurry image from my left eye was just a blur and I could see clearly with my right eye.
So I had the left eye done when things got interesting.
As my left eye healed I discovered that I had double vision.
I was seeing two images one above the other.
I stopped driving as it was quite disorienting seeing the yellow line split into two when coming into a curve in the highway.
To read I had to buy some reading glasses and blank one eye with masking tape.
This thread I am typing is with one eye.
I talked to the surgeon and he did a simple test and he told me that the only way to correct this is with surgery on the muscles in my left eye or corrective lenses.
I told him that surgery was out of the picture so he told me to wait 6 weeks before I see my optometrist.
On March 04 I am seeing my optometrist for corrective lenses that will also have progressive reading lenses in them.
My surgeon told me to drive I can get an old pair of glasses and pop out the lenses and cover the right opening with a translucent film so my right vision is just a blur.
I have done that and it does work, however I am limiting my driving just to short trips to get groceries.
Apart from the double vision is that I can see again and it is amazing!!
And when I see something really cool I get to see it twice!!
I apologize for this wordy spiel but I thought many of you guys are also having to face this thing.
Cheers
Byron
They gave me a new prescription for my glasses and told me to come back in a year.
My vision slowly got worse and It was affecting my ability to read read signs.
A year later I went for a checkup and they told me that if my eyes got any worse that I would not be able to drive.
Here in British Columbia, Canada basic cataract surgery is covered by health care but you are put on a waiting list.
If your case is more urgent they will move you forward in the waiting list.
I told them I am a single guy and that I do not have anyone to drive me around so they moved me up in the list.
I thought it would still be along wait because of the covid thing but my first surgery for my right eye was scheduled on the 30th of December.
I was nervous about the surgery but it was over in about twenty minutes and I was out of the door.
The next surgery was scheduled for the 21st of January 2021.
The 21day wait for the next surgery was not too bad as I removed the right lense out of my glasses and it worked okay as the blurry image from my left eye was just a blur and I could see clearly with my right eye.
So I had the left eye done when things got interesting.
As my left eye healed I discovered that I had double vision.
I was seeing two images one above the other.
I stopped driving as it was quite disorienting seeing the yellow line split into two when coming into a curve in the highway.
To read I had to buy some reading glasses and blank one eye with masking tape.
This thread I am typing is with one eye.
I talked to the surgeon and he did a simple test and he told me that the only way to correct this is with surgery on the muscles in my left eye or corrective lenses.
I told him that surgery was out of the picture so he told me to wait 6 weeks before I see my optometrist.
On March 04 I am seeing my optometrist for corrective lenses that will also have progressive reading lenses in them.
My surgeon told me to drive I can get an old pair of glasses and pop out the lenses and cover the right opening with a translucent film so my right vision is just a blur.
I have done that and it does work, however I am limiting my driving just to short trips to get groceries.
Apart from the double vision is that I can see again and it is amazing!!
And when I see something really cool I get to see it twice!!
I apologize for this wordy spiel but I thought many of you guys are also having to face this thing.
Cheers
Byron
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