Had eye surgery 3 days ago, just looked in the mirror, and egads...I look that old!??

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<p>Well, the title tells the painful truth…but the details:
…i had my first eye exam in 9 1/2 years last month because my eyes were getting terrible and i finally resigned to getting glasses…So I went through the whole rigamorale testing for 90 minutes and then I finally made it to the doc for the final prescription and he turns on the light, looks at my eye, and exclaims, “UNBELIEVABLE.” (and the interns with him both perk up).</p>

<p>Anyway, I had cataracts on my eyes! He said it’s most unusual for a person in their early fifties (its nice to finally be young for something) but that this was actually GOOD news because I could have fancy new bifocal lenses and have insurance pay for it. </p>

<p>And i had that surgery…and it has given me – in less than 28 hours – 20/20 vision in my right eye.</p>

<p>And I just had no idea…first I started noticing that everyone around me looked very tired (and why are they wearing so much makeup) but then I looked at myself once the patch was taken off…and, well, OMG…9 years of aging rolled into one mirror moment.</p>

<p>Oy. Anyway, all anti-aging tips welcomed! </p>

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<p>I think many parents of high school seniors would agree that the college application process gives them gray hairs. Just hang in there, by next summer you’ll feel 10 years younger :)</p>

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<p>You are lucky you got it in your 50s. My wife had the same surgery few years ago. She’s 41. </p>

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<p>I thought this was going to be about cosmetic surgery, and you were reporting that the procedure made you look older instead of younger!</p>

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<p>A good workout followed by chocolates, a glass of good wine, and some snugling with your cat, dog, spouse (or with any combination thereof) is the best cure for the aging blues.</p>

<p>If you have an older TV with a small screen and regular analog cable, get a super large screen HD set and aubscribe to digital cable. Of a sudden, those TV anchors and models will begin looking human - every blemish and wrinkle can be seen. We are all made of the same dough, some folks simply add more frosting on the top than others! :)</p>

<p>BTW, congrats on getting the surgery and fingers crossed for you to stay healthy. </p>

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<p>I would give my right arm to have 20/20 vision in my eyes…even knowing that I will see my own wrinkles a little more clearly!</p>

<p>I also have cataracts but not at the level of needing surgery. Diagnosed in my 50s. </p>

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<p>I had my second eye done last week, and I’m 55. Even worse than my own age lines are the cobwebs on the ceiling!</p>

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<p>Ha! My mother had hers done last year, at the age of 90, and she had the same reaction: wrinkles and cobwebs! :)</p>

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<p>Congratulations on a successful surgery! </p>

<p>Your post reminded me of a recent experience. My eyesight isn’t what it used to be and sometimes it’s hard for me to get my eyeliner on straight. So when my daughter commented on my less than stellar make-up application, I bought myself one of those lighted, magnifying (10X) make-up mirrors. Yikes! </p>

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<p>When I renewed my passport after 10 years I honestly thought they must have sent me the wrong one…and then I cried… :(( </p>

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<p>It’s not the mirror. It’s the lighting. </p>

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<p>Similar to what Hi-Def Tv did to local news stars and many others–see John Elway. </p>

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<p>Congrats on your 20/20 vision. After surgery on one eye supposedly with a 20/20 lens, I end up at 20/30 :frowning: >:P </p>

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<p>I had bilateral cataract surgery at 46. The world was no longer yellow! My face isn’t wrinkled, but my neck resembles a turkey’s wattle.</p>

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<p>I just got a new computer set-up for working remotely, complete with webcam. I look so much older in the webcam than in the mirror. It was frightening when the image appeared!</p>

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<p>My mother, who has dementia, blames her eye doctor for giving her wrinkles when he fixed her cataracts !! No amount of logic or reasoning will ever change her mind.</p>