Cataracts

[bob9739]

Hi Guys just had a cataract removed from my right eye, it's amazing the difference it has made. I can actually see the TV without glasses, and colours seem much brighter apparently they remove the existing lens in your eye with a plastic one. Got to be honest I wasn't looking forward to the event, somebody playing marbles with your eyeballs, but it all went well and I'm grateful for what they achieved well done the NHS. I have to make an appointment for an opticians assessment in four weeks time and if all is OK they will arrange the same operation for the left one. So back to the Perishers Seaside pool, to play Eyeballs in the Sky !

[standinthedoor]

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Well done Bob, understand your 'twitchyness' about someone f***in about with your eyes but they have been successful at cataracts for many years now, wife is waiting but understand that eyes have got to deteriorate to a certain level before they can operate. Good luck with the other eye, you are in safe hands

[bob9739]

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Cheers Ron, I think they told me at the opticians last year, that they had to be ripe ! tell her nothing to worry about mate it was all done and dusted in about 15 minutes !

[standinthedoor]

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Thanks Bob, will pass that on, always good to hear the views of people who have had the procedure

[Pat Harley]

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At my last eye test a few months ago they said I had just the very beginings of cataracts which won't need treatment for years,if ever. Glad to hear yours went well Bob!

[Dave Burgess]

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Glad thi mince pie iz better after the op Bob. Think mine must bi gerrin ready fer the op or is it that the Blades are actually az bad az the results this season? A keep yellin at the gogglebox, "That,s the ball! That fukkin round thing!"

[findlay]

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I've got one. of those ops in the pipeline, as soon as it's "ripe", and was wondering how they anethsetise (spelled that wrong, for sure) your eye?

[Don the Mod]

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I've got one. of those ops in the pipeline, as soon as it's "ripe", and was wondering how they anethsetise (spelled that wrong, for sure) your eye?

My mate got an op in March, but i didn't ask in case i got the answer i didn't want to hear.

[Forever Young]

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Good one Bob, glad all went well

[stephenfrank]

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Nice one, Bob. Good to hear there's not much to it, because no doubt I will need one eventually. Every thing else is falling to bits so my eyes wont want to miss out.

[jackw102]

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Good news Bob

[standinthedoor]

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Used to give sessions for nurses and doctors at hospitals about disabilities and what it does to lives. Used to go through each disability (ambulant disabled, wheelchair user, deaf, mental health, learning difficulties, blindness etc and would put them in a wheelchair, put era defenders on, blindfold them, put glasses on which reduced vision and take them along footpaths, cross roads, try to find accessible doorways and the like. Without exception being blindfolded and stood at the side of a busy road trying to cross terrified them most (they had an escort of course). Concern about yer eyes is understandable

[stephenfrank]

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True. Mind you, if that's the thing that scares them the most, they obviously never met my mother in law, Wig.

[billS]

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Good to read a sweet bit of news

[bob9739]

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Charlie, it's done with eye drops mate, no problem with it !