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Although a very common and easy operation these days, I don't know of anyone personally who has had it done at an age under 60, so I would hesitate to comment about what you can expect. They all had pretty much instant improvement, although usually one eye is done at a time 9 (such as a week apart) and covered with a patch just so that vision isn't so mismatched before the second eye is done.
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I had instant nothing basically. The first two days after surgery I could barely see anything except a small amount of light. The Dr as is his routine saw me the first two mornings after the surgery and had no real concerns. It took about ten days to see anywhere near normally. It improved everyday after that and is fine now, which is a little over a month since surgery. But I can attest to the fact that not everyone has a vast improvement immediately after surgery. It depends for one thing on how much swelling occurs in the cornea as it is "hammered" with ultrasound to break up the cataract.
I was not warned about any such reaction and I just had to trust the Dr that everything was normal. Best advice I can offer is to find a good Dr and follow his directions. The surgery procedure itself is nothing to worry about The procedure actually is nearly miraculous in my opinion. It was a major ordeal for many of my older friends back in the good ole days. But don't plan on instant clear vision. The eye has to heal. Don't panic if it isn't instantly better. I am also curious to why you have cataracts at such a young age and also why they are waiting until Sept. especially if vision is affected in both eyes. |
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I guess it varies then. When did you have yours?
My friend who had it done most recently (about a month ago) was back online playing Scrabble with me the evening of the day she had the first eye done. She made her own eye patch because she was stumbling around with good vision in that eye and poor in the other. |
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Mine was this past April 8th.
For the first few days, I had some doubts that I was ever going to see properly out of that eye again. I didn't mention the "floaters". Looks like debris floating through the eyeball, sometimes hundreds of black specs falling like black pepper from top to bottom of eye. The Dr was concerned about the large amount of floaters and had me come in on the 4th day (which isn't routine for him) and he could see the floaters as he examined my eye after dilating the pupil. I researched it as much as I could and while floaters are common, they can also indicate a torn retina which can be extremely serious, but he saw no problem on the retina. I certainly would advise anybody who needs it to get it done (you really don't have much choice anyhow, especially if you want to be able to drive) but don't plan on instant utopia. It is trauma to the eye and recovery time can vary. I did a lot of driving for about 50 years and rarely used sunglasses and have now heard from several sources that bright sunlight can accelerate cataracts. I wish I had that one to do over again. |
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Not to digress too much, but I got what seemed like a million dark scary floaters all in one afternoon (and it was just before I went for an opth exam and told I have early cataracts). I was watching a show on unusual parasites that can often be detected by examining the eyes so I was sure I had parasites - not really, but it was tempting to feel that way.
I'm told that a 'grey veil' in your vision is a sign of detached retina. I got flashers at the same time as floaters, but strangely, they went away after about a year. I wish OP would come back and tell us why she has cataracts at such a young age. |
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