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Post by bobcat on Aug 16, 2021 12:25:03 GMT -8
Good to hear of progress!
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Post by BigLoad on Aug 24, 2021 11:25:05 GMT -8
They are still hopeful to be able to get my vision to the point where corrective lenses will bring that right eye into sharp focus. As it now stands, my right eye is much improved from just this past May, so they are doing something right. I haven't checked over here in a while, so I missed this great news. I hope your improvement continues.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Sept 2, 2021 5:24:16 GMT -8
I've got cataracts that need to be removed; I've been putting it off b/c I can't get used to the idea of any kind of surgery on my eyes, but I'm almost ready, after a year of procrastination. My aunt just had the procedure done. 100% success. Now she's angry with herself for putting it off for so long.
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Post by autumnmist on Sept 2, 2021 8:15:48 GMT -8
walkswithblackflies, I bit the bullet and had cataract surgery in Dec. of 2019. Other than the sting from the post-surgery eye drops, it was a piece of cake. I had more trouble finding a reliable ride for the second surgery follow-up than I did with the surgery. (I had hired a nonemergency ambulance service, but someone forgot to make arrangements and I ended up driving myself.) I hope your aunt is pleased with the results. I too wish I hadn't procrastinated, but I did, and it's past tense now.
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Post by zeke on Jul 12, 2022 13:54:33 GMT -8
Latest update from my Opthamologist is that the majority of my damage has been fixed, with just a little periphery work yet to be done. He says one more injection should do it. Some 30 odd injections since March of 2019, and I am nearing the finish line. He said my glasses prescription will need to be updated, as the bad eye will be fixed, for all practical purposes. I am looking forward to not getting an injection every 6 weeks.
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Post by BigLoad on Jul 12, 2022 17:04:37 GMT -8
Latest update from my Opthamologist is that the majority of my damage has been fixed, with just a little periphery work yet to be done. I'm so happy that you've recovered so much. Slow progress in the first few months must have been very discouraging. Although you had come a long way by last September, I don't recall an expectation that it would improve as much as you describe.
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Post by zeke on Jul 12, 2022 17:34:45 GMT -8
BigLoad Right? Last September I was still not ever expecting this eye to recover. The new meds he was injecting at the time hadn't seemed to do much, in my mind. The laser surgery we did last Summer repaired some of the damage, and the eylea (sp?) finally showed the results of 15 injections. Maybe he was seeing improvement all along, but just at a pace that I couldn't recognize.
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