<p>So I had the surgery yesterday on my “good” eye - the other has amblyopia. Unfortunately, now I see worse than before, which my doc says is unusual but can happen, and should be temporary. Anybody else have blurry vision after the surgery but get it back later, so can give me some hope and encouragement? Doc says there is some edema that should subside.</p>
<p>Of course, now my prescription lens is wrong, which adds to the blurr, and can’t be corrected until the blurriness goes away. </p>
<p>I am going CRAZY and of course can’t read much, can’t work much. </p>
<p>Probably should just have posted this in the :“vent” thread but hoping someone went through this and can give me hope of seeing again.</p>
<p>I’ve read and heard that it can take up to around 6 weeks for vision to clear after cataract surgery. My dad’s took about 3 weeks. In between he was able to get glasses and then have them redone for no charge after his vision got better. Hope you’re better soon!</p>
<p>Can anyone give me general recovery info following cataract surgery. My mom is scheduled next month, one eye and two weeks later the other. Will I need to sleep over her house the night of the surgery? Can a friend take her to the follow-up appt the next day or should I take off work? I understand there are few limitations and no need to stay home. I will be away the week between the two surgeries. Other than any unforseen complications, does this seem fine? Thanks. </p>
<p>Have been putting this off as mine are on the verge of needing to be done. Think I’ll keep waiting. How much can better glasses (if at all) improve vision with cataracts? </p>
<p>I had cataract surgery last Wednesday and I went in for my one week post op today. I told the doctor I was able to read close up before the surgery, but now I can’t read anything without reading glasses. Aaargh. He said that was to be expected, so just keep reading glasses nearby at all times. So yes, my cloudy vision is gone but now I can’t read close up. Trade offs, I guess. I just didn’t expect it.</p>
<p>I was surprised, though, how quickly the recovery period is. I could work on the computer within a couple of hours after the surgery and I could drive the next day. After the initial consultation I asked the doctor how long it would be before I could work, and he told me about a week (but it turned out to be much shorter), but also most of the patients were retired so it didn’t matter. Okay, great for them, but I do still work. I’m not sure the reason he added that comment, maybe to make me feel young? So I guess, thank you is in order.</p>
<p>And one more thing about the surgery, I wasn’t put into a deep sleep with the anesthesia (they told me this beforehand, especially since I had another procedure done a week earlier where I was totally under with general anesthesia, which is a completely different feeling), I really think I could feel the doctor pushing on my cheekbone and I think I saw cones, rods, and light. It was odd, but not frightening. The wonders of anesthesia. </p>
<p>My mother had cataract surgery last year, at age 90. Her vision was tremendously improved virtually immediately. The next day, she was going around the house exclaiming at all of the (completely minor) “dirt” she hadn’t seen. Believe me, her house was already spotless. I drove her to and from, and stayed to take her to her followup appt. I can’t recall how many days after the surgery that was. When she had the second eye done, another family member took her. I think she drove herself to her followup appt. She has been very pleased with the whole thing, especially the huge improvement in her night vision.</p>
<p>I don’t remember how long they said she should wait before having her vision reassessed for glasses. Six weeks maybe? </p>
<p>Big question…I wear glasses, and truthfully I can’t see much without them. I have cataracts and my doctor says I can have them dealt with any time I choose. But what happens to my glasses after surgery? Will I be able to see…or not?</p>
<p>How long does it take to get new glasses?</p>
<p>Also, a friend paid extra to have a swanky lens put in when he had his cataracts removed. Apparently his vision is now nearly perfect, and his was similar to mine…awful. Any info on that?</p>
<p>My mother had blurry vision for several weeks. After it cleared, no further issues. At some point had her glasses checked. I believe you are not supposed to bend over for some time afterward to prevent pressure. </p>
<p>Thumper, your friend may have had a multifocal lens implanted. (Standard is intraocular.) Insurance may not feel this is warranted and may not offer coverage for that extra cost. Good info on the web. One site is allaboutvision.com</p>
<p>At some point was there any discussion about what type of lens you would receive? Some lenses let you see far, with glasses to correct near vision, and other lenses let you see close, with glasses to see far. Got this from reading a poster while waiting for my eyes to dilate (!)</p>
<p>There are lenses that are like progressive eyeglass lenses, that let you see both near and far, but not all insurances will pay for them.</p>
<p>Like many, I have cataracts that are now bad enough to be treated, so I read these threads intently!!!</p>
<p>My doctor did mention the super deluxe lens, but just in passing. I’m not a candidate for it since the cataracts was due to a macular hole that was repaired 10 years ago. He told me that I would eventually get a cataract, and it could have been 3 months after the surgery or now, 10 years later. He said though the lens is brand new, there will always be trauma to the eye, so there is no guarantee of the results.</p>
<p>I was told it takes about 5 weeks to completely heal, and then you get fitted for a new prescription. I’m going to see if I can get progressive contact lenses so I can at least read my cell phone.</p>
<p>And when I asked about what to do about eyeglasses/contact lenses for the 5 week recovery period, a nurse told me “if you have glasses where the lenses pop out, just pop out the lens.” I thought that was strange because I really try not to have my lenses pop out. But since I mainly wear contacts, the cataract surgery almost immediately corrected my distance vision so I just wear one contact.</p>
<p>I would sell my soul to the devil to have corrected vision…of any kind. I wear progressive lenses because I can’t see near…or far…without them! Being able to buy $1 reading glasses would be a pleasure. My last new set of glasses…almost $600.</p>
<p>I was picking up new glasses at my optician’s (not cataract related) and I happened to overhear that they have loaner glasses for recovering cataract surgery patients. I’m sure they’re not perfect, but probably helpful during the recovery period. Lots of people end up with useless glasses when they have the surgery I guess.</p>
<p>THUMPER: I hope that things go better for you than they have for me - but from what I’ve heard, I am the exception. MOST people have no problems, so be optimistic. You MAY have the option of getting new lenses right away and then taking an insurance plan with the optician that replaces a lens for free or minimal cost within a year (I bought glasses just before the cataracts were diagnosed, so I will be using my insurance for new lenses).</p>
<p>CRAZED: as long as your mother can give herself eye drops, she should be fine on her own. Maybe an alarm set for the 4 times a day and color-coding the three bottles? She can resume normal activity pretty much. Perhaps someone can stay the first night to drive her to the follow-up visit the next day, or in just case she has issues like I do with blurriness.</p>
<p>LIBBY: YUCK!! There is an advantage to being an incest survivor in that anesthesiologists are very understanding helpful. Anything that invades my body freaks me out. I remember them placing the sterile sheet over my head and body, and then nothing until I was walking to the recovery area.</p>
<p>I cannot see much at all with my left eye without my glasses, and I cannot see well with my right (operated on) eye with my glasses. I see POTENTIAL for my operated on eye - if I use “cheaters” from the drug store, letters are crisper and sharper than they were for a long time - except where the blur remains. So if they get the blur cleared up, and eventually I can get new glasses, I shall be a happy camper. </p>
<p>Meanwhile driving is not good, so I am severely limiting my driving until I can get glasses: three to four weeks for a new prescription, then another two to three until the lenses arrive. Fortunately I have an understanding congregation, that will be amused when I have to hold my sermon close instead of resting my notes on the pulpit, but doing the home health job is iffy: I absolutely will not take an assignment that would mean driving a client anywhere.</p>
<p>At Costco, I believe they will replace lenses for up to a year if your Rx changes within a year after they made your glasses. You can talk with them to confirm. Nice to know that some places may have “loaner” glasses. As far as I recall, my mom, my SisiL and most that I have read and heard have had cataract surgery had all wished they had done it sooner! They were all thrilled with how much brighter everything was after the surgery and had uneventful recoveries. Now a while after the surgery, mom has some scar tissue that interferes somewhat with her vision–the ophthalmologist has offered to try to reduce the scar tissue but mom has declined so far.</p>
I drove her to and from, and stayed to take her to her followup appt. I can’t recall how many days after the surgery that was. When she had the second eye done, another family member took her. I think she drove herself to her followup appt. She has been very pleased with the whole thing, especially the huge improvement in her night vision.</p>