Had my first cataract surgery last Weds- 15th August. Very nervous beforehand, BP sky high but it settled by the second time of asking! Everyone was very kind and caring but, although it was not at all painful and only lasted about 10 minutes, I found the whole procedure very unpleasant.
The immediate improvement in vision in the operated eye is miraculous (NHS op, monofocal lens set for distance) and the eye is clean with only mild headaches for the first few days.
Sadly, the new eyesight doesn't work well with the unoperated eye, with or without original glasses. (The advised 'just pop out the glass over the operated eye' leads to horrendous double vision at far and intermediate distances.)
I now feel very vulnerable, hesitant about going out at all, wary of driving and struggling to read. (Currently using old glasses with clear glass over operated eye and ignoring the mild double vision that is present close up).
Despondent. Wondering how I am going to function in the weeks/months before check-up and before and after second lens replacement.