Got the Cataract surgery on second eye, amazing

[george burns]

I just got Cataract surgery with a lens installed, IOL, I see now completely clear like new eyes, my vision is 20/10 in one and 20/15 in the other. Like an eotec built in. It took 8-9 appointments, pre op, measurments, the surgery, and 2 post op. But well worth it. Your insurance pays for 80% of it if you qualify, and most people do, they just never knew they did. No more glasses for anything after 25+ years of wearing them. The last year I started wearing them for TV and eating meals, I said that's it. Wife went first, raved about it, got the OK for mine when I asked for it. So if you fit the criteria you should go. it's just amazing. I had 20/10 vision as a young man, and the optomotrist who is very good guy told me that I could read 3 lines further down than he could even before the correction with lenses. Now it looks like someone turned on the lights. Also said it was bothering me more than usual because of my natural 20/10 vision that had now failed. I can see my sights perfectly now, and the target, my night sights that I thought were dying, are lit up like a candle, Go and check it out whoever "sees" this.lol. Haven't shot yet because it has to heal for at least a week in the second eye,and I don't want to risk any damage from GSR

 

[Sistema1927]

It is great, isn't it? I had both done 2 years ago, and I ended up 20/20 and 20/15. I also discovered that my night vision improved exponentially as well. Yes, I now have reading glasses all over the place, but that is a vast improvement over the expensive progressive lenses that I was wearing when I was dang close to being legally blind without them.

 

[george burns]

I had the darn things strapped around my neck because every time I put them down I would find a few minutes later I needed them again, now it's so strange, not worrying about breaking a 500 dollar pair of glasses when working out or pulling the seat belt over them, "broke 2 pair like that", just the tension of the strap snapped the nose part which was the weakest part of thos rimless glasses.
I can even text without them, not that I am big into texting, but got an emergency text about a relative last night after midnight, and was able to see it and respond while in bed, great freedom.

 

[Delford]

I had one eye done due to a cataract. What you said about bright is so true. I have to wait until the cataract worsens in the other eye before they'll do it. It has severe astigmatism and the new lens will correct that. More expensive than the standard lens replacement but I'm looking forward to tossing pricy glasses and if need be using readers.

Right now I have no problems shooting with the unreplaced eye using glasses but I'd like to use shooting glasses instead of prescription glasses.

 

[Sistema1927]

I have found the "Clics" brand reading glasses to be very handy, and the design doesn't catch any crumbs/drool while eating. However, I lost a pair this week when a wind gust in excess of 50 mph hit me while I was wrestling my trash cans back into my yard. They took off and were not seen again.

I ordered another pair, and I guess that I shouldn't be too upset since I had them almost 2 years. If I have to venture out in winds of that magnitude I will either take them off first or make sure that they are secured magnetically in the front first.

 

[Hardtarget]

My vision is bad enough to be VERY bothersome but not enough to get fixed. Grrrrr Still struggling with not being able to see the sights!

Mark

 

[george burns]

I had one eye done due to a cataract. What you said about bright is so true. I have to wait until the cataract worsens in the other eye before they'll do it. It has severe astigmatism and the new lens will correct that. More expensive than the standard lens replacement but I'm looking forward to tossing pricy glasses and if need be using readers.

Right now I have no problems shooting with the unreplaced eye using glasses but I'd like to use shooting glasses instead of prescription glasses.

It was another 3000 for the astig lens, but was advised against it due to mine being very mild, and after surgery you get 6-12 months of halo's and ghosting, which goes away. But I went to the best place up here in Vero Beach, and they told me mine was a waste of money. Good luck, so glad it's done, colors are back, everything is bright like a Hi-def Tv the first time.

 

[Ttexastom]

Catarac surgery is one of best improvements for quality of life. Both my eyes have been done over 10 years now. Later maybe 1 1/2 years after surgery, had to have laser cleaning on implants to clean them, but since then it has been smooth sailing. Highly recommend!

 

[bfox]

I agree fantastic isn't it ! I wore glasses most of my life . Now just for reading . Sometimes I am looking all over the place for them and they are on the top of my head !

 

[cfullgraf]

I just got Cataract surgery with a lens installed, IOL, I see now completely clear like new eyes, my vision is 20/10 in one and 20/15 in the other.

Good deal. Enjoy your new found vision.

I had both eyes done two years ago and no glasses needed for distance. Yea, hurray!

I got fix focal length implants so I still need to wear readers. Not really a hinderance because I have enough activities where I still need to wear safety glasses. Safety glasses are available with bifocals or full lens correction.

 

[Az-quailhunter]

It is awesome what they can do now!

 

[.308 Norma]

I got fix focal length implants so I still need to where readers. Not really a hinderance because I have enough activities where I still need to where safety glasses. Safety glasses are available with bifocals or full lens correction.

Same with me. I wear bifocal safety glasses with no correction in the upper lenses, and only a slight correction for reading in the lower lenses. It was hard for me to believe how well I could see after the surgery 2 years ago.

 

[FROGO207]

My father had it done about 5 years ago and is very happy with the results. I am now debating about Lasik for myself. Gone all my life with glasses so I am in no particular hurry.

 

[CoalTrain49]

Curious about the cost. I'm retired on SS and Medicare with G gap and drug additional coverage. The G gap picks up some of the things that Medicare doesn't. I'm pretty sure Medicare isn't going to pay for something like that but never really checked into it. I don't have any vision or dental, just pay as you go out-of-pocket.

How does it work insurance wise? Does Medicare require a doctor to recommend the surgery?

 

[Jim Watson]

I have made it to 72 without cataracts, will just have to see how it works out.
I studied Lasik about 10 years ago, my vision had been the same for four or five years and the procedure was looking attractive. But then my vision shifted enough that if I had had Lasik, I would have been right back in glasses.
So I am not brave enough to go for Lasik or corrective implants.

 

[bfox]

Something Good coming from something Bad . From Wiki - British ophthalmologist Sir Harold Ridley observed that Royal Air Force pilots who sustained eye injuries during World War II involving PMMA windshield material did not show any rejection or foreign body reaction.

 

[.308 Norma]

How does it work insurance wise? Does Medicare require a doctor to recommend the surgery?

I can't tell you how Lasik would work for you insurance wise, CoalTrain49. I can only tell you how, according to our records, it worked for me. The total bill was right at $2,900, of which Medicare picked up a little more than $2,300, and Blue Cross picked up the rest - $600. Our out of pocket expense was $0.
I don't know for sure, so I'm kind of guessing that Medicare would have picked up more of the total bill if I had not have had other insurance (Blue Cross). But I'm really ignorant about such things, so don't take my word for it.
Yes though - I'm pretty sure Medicare wouldn't have paid a dime if the Optometrist had not recommended the surgery. But why wouldn't he have recommended it? I mean, I had cataracts that were closing down like the curtains on a stage, and the Optometrist and his partners stood to make about 2,900 bucks for a couple of procedures that took an hour's time, total.

 

[CoalTrain49]

Yes though - I'm pretty sure Medicare wouldn't have paid a dime if the Optometrist had not recommend the surgery. But why wouldn't he have recommended it? I mean, I had cataracts that were closing down like the curtains on a stage, and the Optometrist and his partners stood to make about 2,900 bucks for a couple of procedures that took an hour's time, total

Thanks. That gave me enough information. My sight is still fair with glasses but cataracts are present. Not too bad yet. Glad you got plumbed up. Being able to see is pretty important to a shooter.

 

[JimKirk]

61 years and I've worked outside a big part of that time .... had cataracts in both eyes ... night vision down to nothing but glare from lights....

Last March 29 I had the right eye done .... April 19 I had the left done ... both with the astigmatism addition....

I am now 20/20 in the right and 20/15 in my left .... Great colors and the light glare is gone ... I still use a very light readers for very small print ... I can see my gun sights ... but my shooting needs a lot more practice!

 

[gun_with_a_view]

Four years out, and I still reach to remove glasses which are no longer there anymore. Closest thing to being born again there is.

 

[george burns]

Curious about the cost. I'm retired on SS and Medicare with G gap and drug additional coverage. The G gap picks up some of the things that Medicare doesn't. I'm pretty sure Medicare isn't going to pay for something like that but never really checked into it. I don't have any vision or dental, just pay as you go out-of-pocket.

How does it work insurance wise? Does Medicare require a doctor to recommend the surgery?

They paid for both mine and the wife's, you need to see your opthamologist and see if they are bad enough to qulify, prepare for about 11 hundred in co-pays. That's what my wifes were, didn't get anything for mine yet. But they are covered. I have a medicare part D relacement, Medicare will pay.

 

[Sistema1927]

I shared my results above, but let me share the process. For several years prior my eye doctor had told me that I had cataracts, but "it isn't time yet". Then during my annual appointment he couldn't correct my left eye better than 20/90, and said "it's time". The right eye cataract wasn't there yet, but he said that since it was a medical necessity to get the left one done that it wouldn't be a problem to get approval to also do the right.

In the pre-screening process the doc's tech told me that I should expect an excellent result, due to the fact that the computerized measurement test for the implant lenses did not need any averaging. They tested each eye 5 times, and would have averaged these to determine strength of implant, but for each eye the tests had no deviation, thus no need to average and a higher confidence that the lens would be correct.

I had the left eye done and the right one 5 weeks later. My medical insurance covered all but ~$900 in co-pays for both. No Medicare, no medicaid, just my commercial insurance policy.

I was a bit apprehensive prior to surgery, but it was quick, painless, and ended up with great results.

 

[bluzman]

Add me to the list of those pleased with the results. At 73, I recently had both eyes done. My distance vision is 20/20 and I can see the real color of everything again.

 

[threefeathers]

I had cataract surgery March 6 left eye and the 12th on the right eye. Absolutely painless and amazing.

 

[jim in Anchorage]

This thread stays open,.but others get closed because their "not about guns"
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