Cataract surgery

Jacqui I had very bad eyesight and have had cataracts and I got the optician to replace the prescription lens in my glasses with a blank lens before I had the operation. An alternative is simply to remove the lens and wear your glasses with one lens missing.

I assume that the surgeon will be replacing your current cataract lens with a prescription lens, which will make your eyesight so much better.

I was -9 and -6 in my L & R eyes respectively. I am now -2 and -1. I wear glasses for driving and any distance work, but currently about the house (like now) and just out and about I do not need to wear glasses.

The operation is a doddle, you do not feel anything, it is over quickly and the improvement is instant the moment the eye shield is off.

I echo monica. Op itself I found less stressful than a filling at the dentist.
My surgeon suggested that if I could cope with being lopsided for a few weeks he'd do the second op asap. I took out the redundant lens in my latest specs (prescription lens fitted as replacement for clouded one) and it was fine.
Please ask if the discrepancy is really significant as then you might find they'll expedite the second op to 'even you up'.

My husband had problems when one eye was done. We just started to kick up a fuss, when lo and behold they had a cancellation so he only waited a few weeks between ops. The op itself was nothing to worry about and he did get lots of advice and a phone number to call in case of problems.