My Apointment was at 8:30 this morning
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
Canada
May 2, 2017 3:29pm CST
I am in the process of getting my cataracts removed. Saw my surgeon two weeks ago, she sent me to two other specialists.
The first one was a woman (specialist) to measure my eye so my surgeon can get the right sized lens for my surgery
The second was this morning. A specialist who looked into my eye to see if my Macular Degeneration is wet or dry... I had no idea there was a difference. I had a half dozen drops in my eyes and sat around for a few minutes, then scanned by another nurse and then sent to the specialist who talked to me for a few minutes looked into my eyes and said it dry - and that's a good thing....
So now I am waiting to see the surgeon to have it done. She said when she gets the info, there will be two dates, a week apart and she will do one each week.
Looking forward to being able to see properly soon.
I was out of the hospital this morning by 10 AM. Hubby had to hang on to me because I couldn't see well, every thing was blurry...
The sky while driving home was pink, the oncoming headlights were blue. If I closed my eyes I saw green. Every time I get drops in my eyes I see colors everywhere... My husband said the sky was gray for him, it was raining again today.
Just a little while ago I realized I can see normally now, no more colors and no more wavy walls... I'm glad I'm feeling normal now....
I am happy to be able to see the computer too...
Have you seen colors after visiting your eye doctor?
The photos above I took last week The finches on the feeder and the leaves on the trees were popping out too...
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
8 May 17
@PainsOnSlate , I recently had 2 cataracts surgery and what they call "secondary cataracts" after that which necessitated laser treatment.
I am still having problems and not a happy camper at all.
I live in Canada and had to pay $500.00 for each eye for the artificial lens they put in.
Wishing you good luck.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 May 17
i have heard it is easy and with no problems so I am not worried. I am looking forward to getting it done! (And in Canada we have free surgery...no dollar signs).
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
10 May 17
@marlina Wow, I am paying 70 each for my upgraded lens. Thanks for the good wishes, I am hoping it is as easy as most say it is. I'm sorry you hare having a hard time. I would not be happy either...fingers crossed for me.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
10 May 17
@DianneN I saw my surgeon yesterday and have all the information I need and my dates for the surgery. Soooo much detail, but I'll be reading it daily until the surgery. ( and after for the after care too...)
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 May 17
I think I had the heavy duty eye drops, My glasses that I wear all the time change into sunglasses in the sun. Love them, can't tell you how many sunglasses I broke because they weren't on my face. And thank you I see the surgean tomorrow and looking forward to it.
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@DianneN (247219)
• United States
8 May 17
@PainsOnSlate How did your visit go? I see I am days behind as usual. So sorry.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
2 May 17
So when will you have surgery? My husband is going to be doing this same surgery is about a year--and I have no idea what is involved --Were the colors fun? or just bothersome?
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 May 17
I love seeing the colors, i knew ahead of time I was going to have a colors show...I always do when some doctor puts drops in them... I entertain my husband who has to drive me with the colors as they change as he drives.. Today's doctor took too long to see me and I was scheduled for the end of April but had to see this doctor first. Hope to hear from the Surgeon this week with a date and a time - Hopefully before Mothers Day, or right after...
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
2 May 17
@PainsOnSlate Keep us apprised--I would think you would like the color show!
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@Juliaacv (48577)
• Canada
2 May 17
You had a busy morning today!
I dislike it when I have to have the drops that the opthamologist puts in, they seem to really make me mind the light, not see colours, but cannot stand the daylight until the drops wear off.
Hopefully you'll get your surgery date soon.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 May 17
I see the surgeon tomorrow to find out all the details, I have my dates two weeks apart. Looking forward to it.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
7 May 17
My cataracts were getting really bad, it's time for surgery. I have an appoint this week again with the surgeon just to find out what is going to happen. I have my dates for the eyes, right one first and then two weeks later the left.
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@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
2 May 17
I've only had drops in my eyes once for an eye exam. I don't remember seeing colours but it was a long time ago.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 May 17
I think my drops were special, the usual drops don't do anything but make me uncomfortable until they go away. I see the surgeon tomorrow,
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
9 May 17
@PainsOnSlate i guess the surgery will be soon. Best of luck
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
10 May 17
@Nawsheen The end of the month for the first and two week later the second. thank you!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 May 17
I am looking forward to have my sight better again.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
23 May 17
My eye surgery is first thing in the morning on Thursday. I was stressing about it but after starting the drops I need before the surgery (this morning) its like a weight off my shoulders, its going to happen and I am looking forward to seeing better than I do right now.
@LadyDuck (459293)
• Switzerland
3 May 17
@PainsOnSlate It seems this has become a very common kind of surgery.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
3 May 17
I am counting on the fact it is done so often with great success.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
26 May 17
Is everything still clear @PainsOnSlate ? My Dad had his op a few years ago and still has great sight. He also said he saw strange colours after the op.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
27 May 17
@PainsOnSlate oh yikes! I hope your eyes will clear even more soon. Good you are back home though. :)
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
27 May 17
@bluesa thanks, I got out to a bunch of yard sales today, so I am doing well. My husband had to drive me but it was kind of him because he was the one who suggested it. He knows I need more beads for my art. Found a bunch ...
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
26 May 17
I had the surgery yesterday and so far its awesome, scary at first, but not now. I just wrote about the event. Yesterday when my eye s cleared up I was talking with a friend on the phone and looked out the window and my oak trees had green leaves and blue ones too...
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 May 17
I think the drops that gives me color are the heavy duty drops. I've never seen colors after a generic visit to my eye doctor, only when I saw the specialist and the surgeon.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
9 May 17
@just4him I will ask her today. I have an appointment with her (the surgeon) at noon.
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@just4him (307146)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 May 17
@PainsOnSlate Did you ask him if that is normal?
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 May 17
That's interesting she couldn't see faces. 104 is a long life.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 May 17
@JudyEv I see my doctor (surgeon) tomorrow want to find out all about the surgery and my eyes.
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@JudyEv (326170)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 May 17
@PainsOnSlate The macular degeneration destroys the sight immediately in front. Only the peripheral vision remains.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 May 17
I'm expecting it to be successful and Painless,I an looking forward to it!
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@GardenGerty (157671)
• United States
7 May 17
No, I have not seen colors after an eye doctor visit. I have not had so many drops as you have. I have had "field testing" I think it is called and I see light auras even after they are done.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
7 May 17
I'm not sure what field testing is but the colors I see go away within a few hours. its just something I've never asked about to an eye doctor, I tend to forget it until it happens again. I will see my surgeon next week and will try to remember to ask.
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
8 May 17
After you have it completed you will be able to see so much better. My daddy had cataract surgery several years ago. It made a big difference for him.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
5 May 17
I have never seen colors after visiting my eye doctor but they don't put drops in my eyes. My doctor is a friend and he is a techie and has state of the art equipment. Good man, Jeff.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
8 May 17
It only happens when they are looking for deep views of my eyes. Never on just a routine visit with my eye doctor. I might ask them why it happened this time but i know twice they were zeroing on my Macular Degeneration. The specialist who measured my eyes for the surgery gave me drops and nothing happened with the colors.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
6 May 17
Love your photo! The finches here are having tons of fun here too.
Can't say I ever had the issue of seeing colors after such an exam. It would be interesting to learn what causes this @painsonslate
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
7 May 17
i am going to address it with my next apt in a week to get her opinion. It has always done that to my eyes, when I realized it didn't happen to everyone i wondered if it was because I am an artist and love and deal with colors all the time. I will let my friends on my lot what she says....in a discussion. I see her next week to discus the surgery that will happen now, before the surgery and after...
@Marilynda1225 (79960)
• United States
11 May 17
I'm sure you'll be happy to get your vision back again.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
7 May 17
Thank you!!! I am hearing that more and more. My husband had a really bad time with his but I insisted on another doctor. Our family eye doctor sends his patience to the other side of Toronto - about a two hour drive No thanks...I got my way and feel I have a great local doctor. SHE will do a great job.
