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Holy shit!
I had cataract surgery on my right eye today. I'm now seeing (mostly) clearly for the first time in months and months!
Surgery was pretty easy. It's the most common surgery in the world, after all. It only took maybe 20 minutes. With the light level of anesthesia they gave me, I remember quite a lot of the surgery itself. For those of you that don't know, cataract surgery is basically shredding your old lens and then replacing it with a synthetic called an IOL - intra-ocular lens. I remember seeing basically a blur of light throughout surgery, and when they put in the new lens it was a more clear blur of light.
After surgery my vision was pretty blurry. But if I looked up at the lights and took turns closing one eye, I couldn't believe the difference. I thought the yellowing in my lens wasn't bad - and I don't think it really was. I had a different type of cataracts than the normal yellowing of the lens that everyone gets as they age. But holy crap, the light in the ceiling was yellow with the un-corrected eye and pure white with the corrected eye.
After surgery I went out and had lunch - I had to stick around town for a couple hours and then meet the doctor at his office in the afternoon for a pressure check and check-up. I wore a clear plastic shield over the eye, and had to wear those ugly old-people sunglasses. Thankfully it was a mostly cloudy day, but they dilate the crap out of that eye so light was pretty uncomfortable. The eye itself was also a little uncomfortable. It feels just like getting poked in the eye.
At the doctor's office they tested my vision and that eye tested at 20/40, which is absolutely fantastic a few hours after surgery. The eye, especially the cornea are still swollen, so vision is going to improve over time.
I came home and took a nap. I hadn't slept much the night before as I was so excited to get this done. Now here I am after waking up and I'm seeing distance clearly. I'm looking down the long hallway in my house and for the first time in months I'm able to see everything at the end of the hall clearly. I'm typing this without wearing my glasses. There is still a blur effect, but that will improve over time. And it's likely I'll need some kind of reader-type glasses when this is all over for near vision, because the lens they implant in my eyes is set for distant vision.
It's wild - I keep closing each eye and seeing the difference. The left eye is just like looking through yellow cling wrap. I can't wait to get that eye done now in two weeks. And I can't wait to see how things are as my vision improves day by day.
I'm kind of afraid to look at my renders over the past several months now, as I'm worried their colors will be off! I'll take a look tomorrow after I get some more sleep. If you notice any difference in coloring in future renders, now you'll know why!
I'm so grateful for everyone's support through this process. Back to work tomorrow!
-CarbonBlue