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Issue #1251
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Doug

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From Doug

After two and a half years, I can actually see through my right eye. I’ve now seen myself in the mirror and am a bit taken back by how old and haggard I look, I assume what I saw was what everyone else is used to seeing. However, this frustrating journey seems to be almost over.

Two and a half years ago I had cataract surgery in both eyes. It went well for my left eye but my right eye never regained any sight, all I could see through it was dark blobs, no definition at all. The lens that was used was very expensive and supposed to be the latest greatest lens and would give the best possible vision. That sure didn’t work for me. I waited a year to see the specialist again and after waiting hours in his uncomfortable waiting room in the busy down town of Vancouver, he said Yup, you can’t see through it and it needs to be replaced. So, another year went by before I got the call to come in for lens replacement surgery. That also took place in Vancouver where its difficult and stressful to get to. I wrote about that a few months ago.

Sight was only slightly improved with the new, ‘standard’ lens. My vision was brighter but still blurry. Because my brain tries to blend what the eyes see, it would extend the apparent blurriness to include my good eye. I’d have to shut my right eye when driving so I could see clearly. My local optometrist said the problem was scarring in the eye that could be removed via laser surgery. Fine, but guess where I would have to go to have that done, Yup, back to the surgeon in Vancouver. I got the call for that, sat in the waiting room for who knows how long just to have him look into my eye and say “Yup”, scarring. That can easily be removed via laser. So, I had to make another appointment with him to have it done because of course it couldn't be done then and there. That would be too easy. The laser appointment was this past Tuesday. Another stressful trip down to Broadway and Willow in Vancouver. Another wait in the waiting room, then I was finally called in. Five minutes later it was done. It wasn’t pleasant but it was ok.

Now I can see. But its weird. The left eye can see distance clearly but needs reading glasses for up close. Thats what I was told the right eye would be but no, when my vision cleared I found it can see up close but not distance. Perhaps it was installed backward ;). Regardless, I’ll be having new glasses made that do the corrections for each eye and all should be good. As it is, I can see well enough to drive etc without wearing glasses so thats a good thing. After two and a half years there is finally an end in sight, pardon the pun.

Doug

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