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GiqueCee

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22. I've got tri-focal safety glasses...

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #17)

Thu Feb 13, 2025, 12:34 PM

Feb 13

... that I also wear when driving, but the prescription is old, so they need updating, but after the cataract procedure, I'm told.
My rate of retrieval has slowed, to be sure, especially for names, but I always had issues with that. I'm 2 years and change shy of 80, so I pay particular attention to such things. It runs in the family on my father's side. I just try to stay ahead of it by keeping the mind active.
What will be, will be, and other platitudes appropriate for such occasions.

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We have the whitest snow I've seen in years. [View all] multigraincracker Feb 13 OP

Congrats! Maninacan Feb 13 #1

Awesome Duncanpup Feb 13 #2

I'm still loving mine three years later! marble falls Feb 13 #3

They put in a lense so I don't need glasses for distance too multigraincracker Feb 13 #7

Crazy, isn't it, the surgery takes 15 minutes and the acrylic lens is unbelievably clear, only down spot ... marble falls Feb 13 #8

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Everyone should be as lucky as us. Two words. multigraincracker Feb 13 #27

Exactly: everyone should be able to get the care we do. marble falls Feb 13 #30

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after surgery Topomi Feb 13 #5

My cataract experience MissouriDem47 Feb 13 #6

Re driving...cataracts have issues with lights at night. dixiegrrrrl Feb 13 #9

I too had cataract surgery several years ago giving me mono vision, one eye for close-in vision, the other for distance. Bumbles Feb 13 #10

Coming up on two years Just Jerome Feb 13 #11

There are glare reducing glasses you can wear when driving at night. ananda Feb 13 #12

My wife and I were commenting on the snow this morning... GiqueCee Feb 13 #13

Didn't have a problem with glad as much as I could multigraincracker Feb 13 #17

I've got tri-focal safety glasses... GiqueCee Feb 13 #22

Congratulations! I have a cataract now that needs removing. Please, any tips or advice on what to expect? LiberalLoner Feb 13 #14

Find a good doctor. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. multigraincracker Feb 13 #18

Thank you so so much! This cataract is driving me nuts. Everything is blurry. LiberalLoner Feb 13 #21

Had mine done a couple years ago... MiHale Feb 13 #15

Thanks. I did go out and followed behind multigraincracker Feb 13 #19

It was like a block party here... MiHale Feb 13 #20

Congrats! I get my first eye done on March 4. LuckyCharms Feb 13 #23

Best of luck and try to follow dr. Orders. multigraincracker Feb 13 #28

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I've had a host of eye problems and eye surgery's. multigraincracker Feb 13 #31