Anyone had lens replacement surgery?

[JJBlinks]

My mum is looking at this - she's in her 60's with terrible eyesight. She's asked for my view but I only know what I have gleaned from google. Anyone want to share their experiences good and bad?

[maisiejones]

I've had one eye done. Had retinal detachment, the treatment for which invariably causes a cataract. Have always been very short sighted and worn contact lenses for decades, even having perfect vision in just one eye is amazing so I will get the other eye done at some stage. The surgery itself is a doddle. Takes about 15 minutes per eye and local anaesthetic makes it completely painless. Patch on eye for 24 hours and drops for a week as I recall. Well worth doing imo.

[JJBlinks]

Thanks for your message. My mum is nervous about getting something foreign put in her eye but as she is -8 vision I think it would really change her life! Plus means no chance of cataracts in the future too.

[walruswhiskers]

My dad had both eyes done for cataracts. Has been transformative - he was genuinely going blind (young too - early 60s). Was about a year between eyes iirc. Both times a day case, in and out in a couple of hours, home with drops for a week or so. Unpleasant procedure I think but no pain. Had to be careful moving for a day or two - no bending etc. Healed fine and he now only has glasses for reading, having needed them for driving and to all my life.

[ithakabythesea]

I have - I thoroughly recommend. Not needing contact lenses is fantastic. I chose this over laser surgery as it was recommended due to my age (late 40s) and doesn't need done again/no cataracts.

The surgery was easy, just light sedation, totally painless. The worst thins is having to do the drops 4 times a day for a week. They do one eye first then you go back for the second.

[walruswhiskers]

To = tv.

[MagicChicken]

My friend had it done recently and she's in her sixties. She said it was painless, the recovery was easy and straightforward and the results were fantastic. However, after about 8 months she started to have problems with one eye rejecting the new lens so she has to have another procedure t correct it. It was a risk she was always warned about so I guess she was just unlucky.

[JJBlinks]

Thanks - all sounds reassuring. I think she's just scared of messing with her eyes but I think the outcome for her would be amazing. I always remember as a child the panicked "don't move" if I came into the bathroom and she'd dropped a contact lense...it was in the days before disposables..!!!!

[Jacquib3]

Hi

Can you advise who you used to have your surgery?