Tuesday, July 12, 2011
THE EYES HAVE IT
Off to my ophthalmologist this morning. The annual checkup.
Over the past few years they have been telling me that my cataracts are developing faster than they should and that I would need the operation sometime.
It looks as though that time has arrived or is arriving in the next year.
I am beginning to notice it and there is no question that there are changes going on.
It isn't an emergency and we need to wait until they are "ripe" (also wait for them to be bad enough that Medicare will pay for them).
To top it off, nicely, I have a new ophthalmologist. Dr. Ho. A neat woman with a great "bedside" manner.
I have had three docs at the same office. The first one retired out. The second one has moved to Pittsburgh. I can't say that I liked either of them but I trusted their judgement. Now, I like Dr. Ho very much and trust her judgement even more.
The operation now is quite streamlined. No knockout. You get a "cocktail" (the same one used for a colonoscopy) and the cut takes about 15 minutes (both eyes). No pain. No stitches. I will see the first day and see better. Things will improve over five days after that and done.
I might not need glasses after but that is not a guarantee. I am not sure I could be without glasses. Who would I be.
So. She says in a year.
Sooner if I get "bothered" by my vision.
A nice long time to wait and not worry about it.
