On Friday August 22nd I had cataract surgery. The new lens is a toric lens that adjust for astigmatism. I also elected for a lens that optimizes for close distance. Surgery went well and the recovery process is proceeding. One of the things I learned after surgery is there is a two to three week period for the eye to adjust to the new lens. The other is my lens prescription has changed and at some point will need new glasses.
My left eye is sort of picking up the slack but it has enough problems of it's own and will get a replacement lens early in September.
Mostly, it has brought any photographic outings to a halt. On the other hand, I do have the Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim plus the Holga. Maybe I will be able to post some new pictures before October.
Thanks for letting me vent.
I could do lazy persons' photography: Start with a digital camera. Add an autofocus lens. Set ISO to Auto. Wander around taking random pictures (food is a popular subject) till the card is full. Download the card to IG and repeat.
madNbad wrote:
I could do lazy persons' photography: Start with a digital camera. Add an autofocus lens. Set ISO to Auto. Wander around taking random pictures (food is a popular subject) till the card is full. Download the card to IG and repeat.
No need to be mean to me in particular
Hope the healing is quick and the vision is much improved!
Wishing you the best with your recovery. I'm at a crossroads with my right eye (non-dominant) having a wrinkled retina, causing straight lines to go wavy, and random astigmatism across the visual field. The options are few, but robotic-assisted surgery is on the table...not sure I'm ready for that yet!
madNbad wrote:
On Friday August 22nd I had cataract surgery. The new lens is a toric lens that adjust for astigmatism. I also elected for a lens that optimizes for close distance. Surgery went well and the recovery process is proceeding. One of the things I learned after surgery is there is a two to three week period for the eye to adjust to the new lens. The other is my lens prescription has changed and at some point will need new glasses.
My left eye is sort of picking up the slack but it has enough problems of it's own and will get a replacement lens early in September.
Mostly, it has brought any photographic outings to a halt. On the other hand, I do have the Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim plus the Holga. Maybe I will be able to post some new pictures before October.
Thanks for letting me vent....Show more →
Sorry you have joined the club that nobody wants to join. I recently had my own eye troubles, but I remembered I didn't need eyes or light to develop film. Souped three rolls while blind for five days. Had to wait til I got a bit better to scan them, that and not seeing were hard. My wife put on standup comedians so I could listen. It helped. Get well soon
Wishing you the best with your recovery. I'm at a crossroads with my right eye (non-dominant) having a wrinkled retina, causing straight lines to go wavy, and random astigmatism across the visual field. The options are few, but robotic-assisted surgery is on the table...not sure I'm ready for that yet!
Regards,
Edd
Thank you. I'll post an update on how things progress.
It took me about a week to adjust, but I chose the distance lenses and didn't have any other corrections made. I use readers for most everything else. Diopters are a very beneficial for us older folks
James Markus wrote:
Sorry you have joined the club that nobody wants to join. I recently had my own eye troubles, but I remembered I didn't need eyes or light to develop film. Souped three rolls while blond for five days. Had to wait til I got a bit better to scan them, that and not seeing were hard. My wife put on standup comedians so I could listen. It helped. Get well soon
If I had any rolls to develop, I would. I’ll probably put a couple of rolls through the Vivitar UW&S just to have something to do. Scanning will be easy. I can see the screen quite well if it’s close.
Huss is right, it’ll be so much better.
Honestly, you will be fine, and moreover, better than before. If you have only had the one done, try this fun trick. Block the vision from your undone eye with one hand, wait a second for your brain to catch up, then block the post-surgery eye, with your opposite hand, and remove the hand from your undone side. For my situation, there was a considerable change in tonal representation, almost like I had a dirty 500K warming filter on the undone eye.
Had my cataract surgeries at the relatively young age of 55. To be honest, it was the best thing to happen to my vision in many, many years. I had been nearsighted since 1st grade, ending up around -10L and -8R, with signficant astigmatism. Dealt with glasses for at least 45 years, which worked, but once they were off, I couldn't see a Mail Pouch ad on a side of a barn from 20 paces.
Considering my issues, I followed my Doc's suggestion to go with the toric for astigmatism, and skip the near field correction. Thus, I'm relegated to living the remainder of my days using readers for near field. They work though, and I have no regrets. For anyone else going through this, you can have custom progressive readers made. Mine fade from 0 on top to +2.5 on the bottom. Also, the built-in diopeter correction on most modern cameras is enough to bring a sharp viewfinder image without glasses. Hurrah.
Taperwing wrote:
Honestly, you will be fine, and moreover, better than before. If you have only had the one done, try this fun trick. Block the vision from your undone eye with one hand, wait a second for your brain to catch up, then block the post-surgery eye, with your opposite hand, and remove the hand from your undone side. For my situation, there was a considerable change in tonal representation, almost like I had a dirty 500K warming filter on the undone eye.
Had my cataract surgeries at the relatively young age of 55. To be honest, it was the best thing to happen to my vision in many, many years. I had been nearsighted since 1st grade, ending up around -10L and -8R, with signficant astigmatism. Dealt with glasses for at least 45 years, which worked, but once they were off, I couldn't see a Mail Pouch ad on a side of a barn from 20 paces.
Considering my issues, I followed my Doc's suggestion to go with the toric for astigmatism, and skip the near field correction. Thus, I'm relegated to living the remainder of my days using readers for near field. They work though, and I have no regrets. For anyone else going through this, you can have custom progressive readers made. Mine fade from 0 on top to +2.5 on the bottom. Also, the built-in diopeter correction on most modern cameras is enough to bring a sharp viewfinder image without glasses. Hurrah.
Thanks for the insight. I had a visit with a low vision specialist and he recommended the close vision lenses for me. The problem with my cameras is the latest Sony A7C II is on the copy stand and the newest one that I use on a regular basis was made in 1977! The others are a lot older.
In regards to the close vision correction, I wasn't suggesting what worked for me would be best for anyone else.
I do have a question though. Rereading your original post, I get the impression that you only had surgery on the one eye. Are there no plans for surgery on the contralateral eye? It is normal to have a 2-3 weeks between surgeries, but most people that I have encountered have had the surgery on both eyes.
Once healed, hopefully you would only need a minor correction, if any, especially with the near-field correction. There were diopeter correction lenses that where available for some older camera systems that screwed in at the eyecup. At one time, I had a few for my various manual Nikons. Hopefully, you may not need one.
In regards to the close vision correction, I wasn't suggesting what worked for me would be best for anyone else.
I do have a question though. Rereading your original post, I get the impression that you only had surgery on the one eye. Are there no plans for surgery on the contralateral eye? It is normal to have a 2-3 weeks between surgeries, but most people that I have encountered have had the surgery on both eyes.
Once healed, hopefully you would only need a minor correction, if any, especially with the near-field correction. There were diopeter correction lenses that where available for some older camera systems that screwed in at the eyecup. At one time, I had a few for my various manual Nikons. Hopefully, you may not need one....Show more →
It’s a bit buried in the original post but surgery on the left eye is scheduled for the second week of September. The replacement lens will be for close distance but not a toric lens.
Because I have always worn glasses, I’m pretty adept with focusing. Most of my cameras use rangefinder’s which ensures accurate focus. Sugru, moldable plastic, is very useful for making eyepiece buffers to keep the metal from scratching my glasses. Recently I added a Yashica D. I have an Oleson Bright Screen that will be installed when the camera is serviced. With the correction to my vision, the screen should be useable at waist level.
Mostly, it’s the waiting until my final follow up appointment for my left eye at the end of September before I can get glasses with an updated prescription. The benefits of the surgery are already obvious.
Sounds pretty bad. I used to use 24mm alt on m4/3, if you figure out infinity and maybe a couple closer distances on the focusing scale might not be too bad
