KenBTEXAS:But the thought of someone cutting on my eyes makes me cringe in fear. They can fix many things, but once you are blind, you are blind.
Hi Ken,
As I mentioned above, the surgery took only 20 minutes or so and was quite simple (for me as a patient, I mean, I don't know about the doctor's side.) All I had to do was to lie down straight on a bed, stay still and look at the bright surgical lights. They gave me Xanax for sedation, but I was well awake and felt no pain during the whole operation.
KenBTEXAS: My brother had Lasik years ago and cataract surgery last month (he is happy with both).
Good for him. :-) It's too premature for me to say anything further in my case. I'll have to see how this goes.
KenBTEXAS: Out of curiosity, did you stick with the original Doctor, get a second opinion, and which plan did you elect?
Yes, I did and chose the Johnson & Johnson Eyhance Toric (the 6th one in the chart). When I met the doctor for the second time, I frankly told him all my concerns and he was quite frank with me, too. Long story short, with Johnson & Johnson, you will see things real sharp clear but have to choose 2 out of 3 ranges (near-sighted, mid-range and far-sighted.) With Alcon Vivity, on the other hand, all the 3 ranges are covered, but neither of them will be as sharp clear as Johnson & Johnson's. Generally speaking, ladies prefer Alcon since they tend to weigh esthetics (not having to wear glasses any more) over functionality while men tend to do the opposite. In my case, I've chosen near & mid-range for my right eye, and in the next cataract surgery on my left one (the doctor said it's already developing so it's only a matter of time), I'll be choosing near & far-range so that all the three ranges are covered eventually. Well, one thing you've got to bear in mind is obviously the technology advances as time passes by so most likely better products WILL come out, but these seem to be the options available for now according to the doctor.
KenBTEXAS:
Wishing you all the best for a quick and successful recovery.
KenB
Thank you, Ken. Appreciate it. :)
KenBTEXAS: PS. now if I am able to get my hands to stop shaking I may be ably to get close to a ding
Nah, don't hold your breath for it. I just played some coin-room matches today and... it didn't make me a better player, not a single bit. Sorry for the bad news.