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On Becoming a Cyborg
Oct. 26th, 2017 10:33 pmMy cataract surgery is scheduled. I'll be going under the knife on Wednesday, November 8th. With a follow-up eye appointment the next day (to assess the results, I assume). I also have to squeeze in an appointment with my regular doctor--I have to get a physical to okay me for the surgery.
So they'll remove my original lens and replace it with an artificial lens. A paper thin lens, with a prescription that will give me clear distance vision, and with a slight tint to minimize glare through the new, crystal clear lens. I'll be a cyborg!
And then I'm going to try to get the other eye done in December, so all of it is covered under this year's deductible. The doctor said they usually do the second eye about a month after the first, so that should be doable.
So I'll be spending about a month with near vision in one eye and far vision in the other. That should be fun. And wearing my glasses won't help, because the correction in the right lens will be all wrong for my new improved eyesight in that eye.
Which means I'll need new glasses, too--but only after I've gotten both eyes done. Reading glasses, instead of all-the-time glasses, which will be an improvement. But also an additional expense.
So they'll remove my original lens and replace it with an artificial lens. A paper thin lens, with a prescription that will give me clear distance vision, and with a slight tint to minimize glare through the new, crystal clear lens. I'll be a cyborg!
And then I'm going to try to get the other eye done in December, so all of it is covered under this year's deductible. The doctor said they usually do the second eye about a month after the first, so that should be doable.
So I'll be spending about a month with near vision in one eye and far vision in the other. That should be fun. And wearing my glasses won't help, because the correction in the right lens will be all wrong for my new improved eyesight in that eye.
Which means I'll need new glasses, too--but only after I've gotten both eyes done. Reading glasses, instead of all-the-time glasses, which will be an improvement. But also an additional expense.