Cataracts Treatment

Question by babaass: Cataract Surgery on Both Eyes?
I have had a distance lens put in and now the The other one is for “distance.” He said if I have it for near it is possible that I may have to wear glasses to see anyhow for close up but them again maybe not. Has anyone else had this done and which is the the better way? Should you have both lens the same and for sure have to wear glasses for close ups or should you have one for “distance” & the other one for “near” and take a chance of not having to wear reading glasses for close ups to read things.
Do you know they regretted getting different lens? One for far and one for near.

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Answer by Footprintz
The great majority I have ever met prefer clear distance vision in both eyes , and use readers.

I have met many who regretted getting one for close and one for distance. That is also done often with laser correction, and most I have met who had that done regret it also.

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Question by Xx(Jakers)xX: Does a cataract start as a small spot and get bigger?
…or does it affect the entire eye simultaneously?

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Answer by insert username here
it starts as a small spot and gets bigger but it can take many year for it to actually be a problem

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Question by gta: Cataract removal surgery choices?
Please, I read that cataract removal involves the doctor removing the lens from the eye with a knife;.

I don’t want to watch the tip of a knife approaching my eye.

Is there an alternative method involving amesthesia?

Thx!
I wanna be sleeping…

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Answer by Footprintz
You can’t be sleeping, it is done on an outpatient basis. No one is put to sleep for cataract surgery.

The front of the eye is numbed with drops ,and your brain is numbed with a valium so you don’t feel a thing, and you never see a scalpel approaching either. The incision is so small you never know it happened.

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Question by michael: how much should a cataract surgery cost?

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Answer by ◄|| G ||►
Depends which doctor you go to. Depends which country you do it at. Depends which currency you are using…………….. I would guess rough estimate and most common in the United States around $ 5000

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Question by dubasis chattotadhyay r: I have blue dot cataract with high astigmatism shallI get nomal vision after operation?
I have blue dot cateract scince my childhood (both eyes) with -4.00 cylindrical power shall I get normal vision after cataract operation with toric lens.

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Answer by David
it may not be 20/20. i had both my lenses replaced because of cataracts. i have 20/40 vision. this is way better than what i originally had. everyone reacts differently to lens replacement.

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