I developed cataracts at an extremely young age, not really sure why, but it is what it is. Five years or so ago I had corrective surgery in my right eye but due to insurance regs and changing insurance plans and my own laziness I have only just now gotten the okay to have the left eye done. For thoseunfamiliar, cataract surgery is one of the most performed surgeries in the world, it takesfifteen minutes and the results are amazing.
The procedure is pretty cool: an ultrasound probe is inserted through a tiny incision in the sclera ( white part) of the eye, the vibrations it emits break up the cataract and then it is sucked out using e same device, I think. Then a permanent intra-ocular lens is inserted rolled up, and it unfolds behind the lens, anchred in place by two arms that extend out from it. Upon opening eyes, or actually just regaining awareness from the anasthesia, one can see. I went from 20/650 to 20/30 vision in 15 minutes. Amazing!
So, since then, while the sight in that eye has been better than it ever was, ive gone 100% blind in the left, only able to percieve varying levels of light but neither color nor motion. Of course, it is a flat narrow world. On wednesday this week, im getting the other eye done and anticipate the return of three dimensions and the doubling of my field of vision to produce some cognitive changes as well as perceptual.
Along with simply being a personal announcement (unfortunately, with the recent loss of two very special people from the world, i currently have no real life individuals with whom to share this, yall are it!) I want to record some of those changes here. Gotta run, but ill update this, and if yall have any ?s ill do my best to answer. Peace at ya.
The procedure is pretty cool: an ultrasound probe is inserted through a tiny incision in the sclera ( white part) of the eye, the vibrations it emits break up the cataract and then it is sucked out using e same device, I think. Then a permanent intra-ocular lens is inserted rolled up, and it unfolds behind the lens, anchred in place by two arms that extend out from it. Upon opening eyes, or actually just regaining awareness from the anasthesia, one can see. I went from 20/650 to 20/30 vision in 15 minutes. Amazing!
So, since then, while the sight in that eye has been better than it ever was, ive gone 100% blind in the left, only able to percieve varying levels of light but neither color nor motion. Of course, it is a flat narrow world. On wednesday this week, im getting the other eye done and anticipate the return of three dimensions and the doubling of my field of vision to produce some cognitive changes as well as perceptual.
Along with simply being a personal announcement (unfortunately, with the recent loss of two very special people from the world, i currently have no real life individuals with whom to share this, yall are it!) I want to record some of those changes here. Gotta run, but ill update this, and if yall have any ?s ill do my best to answer. Peace at ya.