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Is or does post cataract surgery hamper your vision for modelling ?

i had my right eye done several months ago for distance with a monofocal lens. 15 minute procedure... yea that bright light.

the imediate next day difference was amazingly sharp and the color difference was most impresive. whites are white n bright compared to my left eye that sees fuzzy out of focus, dim n yellowish overcast in comparison.

since my left eye wasnt done yet, my close vision is all messed up. i dont have an even depth perception so up close work is on hold. i tried balancing cheap readers to use with my contacts, bought exactly the same frames in different diopters and swapped lenses. it isnt quite good because it just feels off... cant explain it.

ill have my left eye done next month n was promised my vision will be restored to near perfect and up close will be back to normal with readers.

just be patient n after both eyes are done and balanced, youll be back in action again. i cant wait!... my ship cant wait either!

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paul ron said:
i had my right eye done several months ago for distance with a monofocal lens. 15 minute procedure... yea that bright light.

the imediate next day difference was amazingly sharp and the color difference was most impresive. whites are white n bright compared to my left eye that sees fuzzy out of focus, dim n yellowish overcast in comparison.

since my left eye wasnt done yet, my close vision is all messed up. i dont have an even depth perception so up close work is on hold. i tried balancing cheap readers to use with my contacts, bought exactly the same frames in different diopters and swapped lenses. it isnt quite good because it just feels off... cant explain it.

ill have my left eye done next month n was promised my vision will be restored to near perfect and up close will be back to normal with readers.

just be patient n after both eyes are done and balanced, youll be back in action again. i cant wait!... my ship cant wait either!

:cool:
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your post reminded of an easy test... look at something that is bright white. close one eye and then the other. if it's white with one eye and yellowish with the other it is time
 
Mariner1941 said:
Had both eyes done three years ago. Have not had any problems so far. Vision is perfect, don't even need magnifiers on larger portions of a model.
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I have not had a any problems with my sight when working on models. I basically model in 1/8"=1'. done several 1/16"=1' with no issues.
 
guna have my left eye done the apr 23rd... cant wait. itll be nice to see n have my near vision back too. my ship awaits.

only one complication... my old cameras now need diopters. i cut plastic readers to make my own. diopters for 60 year old cameras are hard to come by and expensive if i do find one let alone find the one i need... +0.5 for my etrs.
 
If you live in Canada the surgery is free, pay an extry $150.00 for the laser and it the best money spent. I'm lying on the table and my surgen came by the gurney so I asked her when she was going to do the surgery and she oh, I did it 15 minutes ago and I'm just cleaning up so I can wheel you out of the operating room. Go for it, for me it was the 1st time in over 20 years I could actually read my speedometer without my glasses. Depending on your existing eyesite it could be a big bonus, I was always far sited, now I canread down to about 12-14 inches without my glasses. Talke to your eye surgen first, then way the factors ang good luck, mikeyt
 
Mikeyt said:
If you live in Canada the surgery is free, pay an extry $150.00 for the laser and it the best money spent. I'm lying on the table and my surgen came by the gurney so I asked her when she was going to do the surgery and she oh, I did it 15 minutes ago and I'm just cleaning up so I can wheel you out of the operating room. Go for it, for me it was the 1st time in over 20 years I could actually read my speedometer without my glasses. Depending on your existing eyesite it could be a big bonus, I was always far sited, now I canread down to about 12-14 inches without my glasses. Talke to your eye surgen first, then way the factors ang good luck, mikeyt
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It didn't hamper mine,but working on small parts you will need some kind of magnification, I work in 1:96 scale and I still need it for the very small parts below 3#32" or 2.5mm, If you can work below that without a magnification I would think you have super closup eyesite. Mikeyt
 
out of pocket for me was $15 copay. medicare picked up $11,000. it seems the hospital gets the big chunk, the surgeon only got $450 for his 15 minutes. seems unfair to me.

anyway, im scheduled in 2 weeks, then ill be whole again. only need my other hip replaced and ill be 100% good as new.
 
Nothing to be done for Glaucoma?
Already lost my left eye ?(the good one).
 
I have appt May 6 in NY for a rapid forming cataract.. have pseudoexfoliation in same eye so a little more complicated..thanks for the encouraging comments! pug, sorry to hear about your eye on top of everything else.. My thoughts are with you.
 
pugwash said:
Nothing to be done for Glaucoma?
Already lost my left eye ?(the good one).
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Sorry to hear about your eye Pug. Apparently there is not cure for it, but there are treatments and surgeries that can be performed to help control it. No doubt you already knew that, though.
 
RussF said:
Sorry to hear about your eye Pug. Apparently there is not cure for it, but there are treatments and surgeries that can be performed to help control it. No doubt you already knew that, though.
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Hi Russ.

Been using the drops for years and a consultant lined me up for some kind of surgical intervention, which the local health committee inexplicably vetoed.
 
I had mine done about 10 years ago. I had my eye vision set for distance and some computer work. Before I had the 2nd eye done the eye dr. was able to adjust the 2nd eye for closer work and less distance. I use glasses for TV watching and driving. Not for model building, computer menu reading. After a year or so I noticed my sight was not as sharp. The DR. was able to use a laser to clear the back of the eye. It worked. You should talk to your dr. about what is going on and what you want. I am sure they have the solution.
 
My answer is that removing cataracts will noticeably improve your vision for everything.
Colors brighten, the world is no longer a dark cloud, flares around lights at night much less.
The plastic replacement lens cannot be change shape so the focal length is fixed.
To live in the World, mine has infinity as the focal length. Light on things - lots of light on things
My old lens tissue tries to grow back, so a film occurs behind the new lens. A painless and quick laser treatment makes the film go away.
 
pugwash said:
Hi Russ.

Been using the drops for years and a consultant lined me up for some kind of surgical intervention, which the local health committee inexplicably vetoed.
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That really stinks Pug. I'm not sure which is better, your system of healthcare for all (but not really) or ours of private insurance (for those that can afford it.)
 
RussF said:
That really stinks Pug. I'm not sure which is better, your system of healthcare for all (but not really) or ours of private insurance (for those that can afford it.)
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If yer on Medicare, ours is good, but it still costs me and my wife just about $700 a month (likely gonna drop some supplemental coverage and reduce this to $500/mo). But nothing unexpected, and so far, everything has been covered (we like it).

After I retired at 59, but before Medicare kicked in, we were paying $3500 a month (ouch).

Been paying into Medcare my whole working life ... so very nice to get something back from it.

Before retirement, my company provided a good plan, but I still sometimes had unexpected out of pocket expenses. From memory ... from $500 up to $2000 bucks a year.

Medicare did both my wifes cataracts and mine ... all covered. And we love being able to see again.

I look at the bills, and the initial charges are astronomical. Then the hospital agrees to accept the much lower Medicare approved costs. IOW ... without ins, yer really screwed.
 
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If the British tax payer was willing to pay for it their system would not have to make hard choices.

If it were allowed, our present sickcare system would soak up the entire government budget.

Medicare is socialized medicine. It has a drug formulary. It must. It has a proceedures formulary.
The VA is socialized medicine. My VA could not make hard decisions because we were held hostage by UKMC. Washington responded by closing beds to reduce budget over runs. After a while there was not much hospital left.
Medicaid is socialized medicine. The price paid includes sky high in-state higher education tuition. When I went MCV and W&M, both were $300 per semester for Virginians. Student loans and the need for them is both a Medicaid tax and university greed.

Medicare spends 25% of its funds on the last year of life. Being political -the necessary hard decisions about cost vs benefit are avoided. Many MD have a life at any cost ethic - every minute counts. I think most of the other professions having to perform the necessary care in this last year - say to each other: "If you let them do this to me, I will haunt you forever."

Eventually - any sustainable socialized medicine system - a taxpayer funded system - will have to be a healthcare system - preventative and reasonable lifestyle supported. It will have to be "your freedom to abuse your body ends where my wallet begins". You use X or ingest Y and it causes damage - if after the first treatment you do not stop using X or change diet away from Y - you pay out of pocket or from private insurance for anymore help.
 
Signet said:
I've had both eyes done, about a year or so apart. I paid an extra $2,000 above the basic price for what I'll call multi-focal lenses. They supposedly give you clear far vision as well as clear closer vision (maybe 2' or so). I was extremely disappointed with the result, as my near vision was far worse than before the operation. I was told that it was because I only had it done in one eye, so after a while I had the other done, again paid the extra $2,000. Same result, even though it was an improved lens. So, my opinions on cataract surgery based on MY experience:

  • Multi-focal lenses don't seem to help all that much, especially given their price. I bought them hoping I'd be able to drive without glasses (I can), and be able to target shoot better and still work close. Not so.
  • While many people raved about the clarity and brightness of their view after operation, I saw no difference. I'm probably the exception.
  • Optical implant lenses do not allow the eye to focus the way it did before. Assuming your lenses are designed for far distance, you will not be able to see as closely as you could before surgery.
  • Before surgery I could see quite well close, could see well enough for watching TV and only used glasses while driving, which worked perfectly by keeping sunglasses and clear glasses in the car. After surgery, I have to wear them to read, work on models, read menus, etc.
  • My wife had worn one close and one far contact lens for years, and it worked great for her. So she got her implants the same way, and that works great. But I wouldn't try that unless you had done it with contacts first, as if you brain can't adjust to it, you don't want it permant.
  • The operation itself is a breeze. I was told using Laser was better, so paid extra for that the first time. Then went standard non-laser the second time, and felt/saw no difference. Don't hesitate if you're concerned about the operation.
  • Since my close vision was actually ruined with the surgery, I tried many ways of improving it for modeling: several different magnifiers, with and without lights, several types of head-mounted magnifiers, etc. Spent a lot of money. I ended up with 3 pair of high-power reading glasses, each under $10 from eBay. 3, 4.5 and 6 diopter power. Since focal distance is 1 meter divided by the diopter, this gives me a working distance of 13", 9" and 6.5", and works fantastic for me. They're light, I forget they're even there, yet can see closely as near as I want. IMHO nothing else comes close.
Hope this helps you with your decision.
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I had one eye done with the expensive multi focal as well. My close up vision improved. I used to need glasses for reading and close up. For modeling I used the magnifying head gear. Now I use neither. Lucky I guess. Everybody has differences in results just based on the fact everybody's bodies are different.
 
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