Cataract surgery

My FIL had both eyes done about 20 years ago. He is 95 now and had his eyes checked last week. The optician was amazed and said he has the vision of an 18-year-old and the surgeon who carried out the op did a fantastic job.

You were indeed lucky Hulahoop - waiting lists for this surgery are horrendous in our health board area b

All sounds encouraging. Thank you.

I am going private because the NHS waiting list is so ridiculously long. I have done this for hip, microdiscectomy and various scans. I know I am part of the death knell of the NHS, but I do not have a lot of life left and need to be as well as I can. It is iniquitous. I was going to book a holiday abroad for next year but will spend the money on eyesight instead.

Oh thank you Katek . Nice of you to reassure me.
Yes, my son is coming with me as it says on the letter about not driving for a couple of hours.

Henetha - Dh says there's nothing to be nervous about at the assessment, it's little different to an optician's appointment. They'll put drops in to dilate your pupils, do a scan and talk you through the process. You'll most likely need someone with you as the drops make your vision blurred and bright.

I had to wait 5 weeks before second one done which was normal at clinic where I went ,I was lucky I went for test where it was decided I needed both when I went to book in they said they had a cancellation so got it done next day this was nhs.

Snap blossoming. I am at last on a waiting list. I am still legal to drive but my sight has deteriorated and night driving is scary so I don't.
Everyone says it's straight forward surgery and so low risk that both eyes can be done at the same time.

I've got a hospital appointment next week for an assessment.
I'm a bit nervous....

Apparently it is only temporary as your brain adjusts to different levels of input. Dh is noticing a difference now but says it's because his brain isn't working as fast as it used to! Also forgot to say that we opted to go privately as NHS waiting list was almost 2 years - he was getting to the point that he wouldn't have been legal to drive.

Had mine done just before lockdown it was like having a film taken away everything looks a lot lighter,only downside I can now see dust and bits on carpet ?

Do you know if the glare/brightness is a temporary thing?

Dh has had both eyes operated on in the past 4 months. Surgery itself only took around 30 mins on an outpatient basis and the only significant issue afterwards has been the glare/brightness. He says it's like seeing the world in HD, but has bought blue tinted specs normally used to filter out computer screen glare to lessen this.

Following with interest, I am awaiting an appointment to discuss surgery after seeing my optometrist last week.