Terrie D asked:
I’m 39 and have cataracts in both eyes. Yes, I know that it is a young age to have them. My ophthalmologist has scheduled me for surgery on April 15th for my left eye and the 29th for my right. Why not do them at the same time? My left eye is a lazy eye, but my right eye has more of a cataract in it. What a mess!! LOL! I go back for measurements this week. Just wondering. Thanks!
I’m 39 and have cataracts in both eyes. Yes, I know that it is a young age to have them. My ophthalmologist has scheduled me for surgery on April 15th for my left eye and the 29th for my right. Why not do them at the same time? My left eye is a lazy eye, but my right eye has more of a cataract in it. What a mess!! LOL! I go back for measurements this week. Just wondering. Thanks!
during the surgery you should feel no pain. whether you stay wake or opt to be put alseep they will numb your eye so you won’t feel any pain.
after surgery you eye will be sore. it shouldn’t be a horrible pain more like a dull and annoying pain.
that should only last a couple days.
the reason they don’t do both eyes at the same time is then you would have an eye sheild on both eyes and would be unable to see anything. and your eyesight will be quite bad for the first couple days until your eye starts to heal.
you wouldn’t want to not be able to see at all so they do one eye and wait a couple weeks then do the other eye.
It won’t hurt and you will be fine. they do them separately in case there are complications, but you will do just great, This is really routine out patient surgery and the technology is amazing. You will be amazed at how easy it is and how much better you will see. really.
It is a painless surgery.Minimum period of 2 weeks is usually kept for second cataract surgery.