Fwd: Cataracts anyone?

[Clark Santos]

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From: Clark Santos <clarksantos at earthlink.net>
Date: February 19, 2005 9:56:28 AM CST
To: Remembrances of Austin Ghetto <GHETTO2 at LISTS.WHATHELPS.COM>
Subject: Re: Cataracts anyone?

I had a bad injury cataract on my right eye and had worn trifocals for 
years, so when a friend was cured by lacer surgery, I had the doctor  
check my eyes out ($150). He advised lenses in both eyes due to my age 
and the fact that everyone will get cataracts at some point in aging. I 
opted  for the multi focal inserts, which should provide 20-20 vision 
and allow normal reading without glasses, and had them installed about 
four years ago.

The best $4000 I have ever spent and I'm a tight fisted MF. Doctor said 
$ store reading glasses might help with long term book reading or very 
small type, he was correct. I now see as well as I did before catching 
long arms disease at about age 44. Lenses are tools, its stupid to work 
or live without the best.

El Patron


On Feb 18, 2005, at 7:51 PM, Bill Irwin wrote:

I just got back from an overnight trip to Honolulu, checked my inbox 
and is it full.  You guys are real postaholics, out did my spam and 
that is some accomplishment.
 
Anyway, we went to Honolulu to take care of my wife's cataracts.  They 
have been developing for years so finally got around to fixing the 
problem.  She had the no-stitch cataract procedure - really a great 
thing.  No pain and only a 20 minute procedure.  The clinic is great - 
picked us up at the airport, gave us a place to stay overnight and took 
us back to the airport the next morning after the doc checks your eye 
to make sure there is no problem.
 
I just mention this in case anyone has or is developing cataract 
problems.  Go take care of it as soon as possible and don't wait for 
years as the wife did.  The procedure is simple, no pain (unless you 
get the bill), doesn't take much time and the best thing is that you 
get your sight back and if you wear glasses your vision will be 
restored back to near normal.  On the way home the wife commented on 
how blue the sky was - in the eye that still has the cataract it is 
grey but with the eye that had the surgery yesterday the sky is a 
brilliant blue.  She can also read signs that she couldn't see before.  
Within the next 4-5 weeks we will go back and take care of the other 
eye and after that she will only need glasses for reading.  So if 
anyone has this problem go take care of it and you will be so happy 
that you did.  I was feeling kind of jealous as all the other patients 
were having their vision restored back to normal and I am still stuck 
with my glasses.  Note: your far-vision will be restored but because 
the eye can not focus the replacement plastic lens you will need some 
reading glasses afterward.
 
It's a beautiful world - don't miss seeing it.
Aloha,
Ewie
 
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