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Steven Stewart5 said:Just set aside a few hundred bucks and head over to the Eye Center to see Dr. Miro Kalauz. Give them a call and get an appointment on the books. You really shouldn't mess around when it comes to your eyes...
Sorry for jumping into someone else's thread here—how are you guys liking Dr. Kalauz? I'm actually thinking about taking my mom to him for her surgery,
Best,
Davorka
Steven Stewart5 said:Just a quick disclaimer because I'm definitely not a doctor and might be getting this wrong. My guess is that the surgeon will address both the cataracts and the nearsightedness at once. If that's the case, she should see clearly at most distances, though she’ll likely still need reading glasses for that age-related presbyopia... We had our procedure done in about three hours and headed straight home. Since she's older, maybe they're just being cautious regarding potential complications. That's just my two cents, though—again, I'm no expert...
Thanks for the reply. I actually chatted with the doctor last night, so I figured I'd share what I learned in case it helps anyone else out.
The lenses the doctor picked are the absolute best fit for her specific situation—honestly, even if she went with the pricier multifocal ones, they wouldn't necessarily be better. The goal is to bring her nearsightedness down to zero or something very close to it, and they're actually going to cancel out the farsightedness too... I didn't even realize that was part of the deal. As for glasses, she'll likely have one eye with a standard lens (or whatever the post-op measurements dictate) and the other eye will stay as it was before the decision to go through with the procedure.
Even though Mom is getting up there in years, she looks way younger than she is—she's a total firecracker. But, because her vision hasn't been great lately, she's actually had a fall once this past year.
Wishing everyone the best.
Thanks in advance to everyone for jumping in to help—I think I mentioned the prescription numbers in my last post, but just to be clear,
my mom’s actual numbers are -3 for distance and +6 for reading/near vision.
One eye has a more significant cataract, while the other one is a bit milder.
She’s scheduled to have surgery on December 22nd for the eye with the heavier cataract.
Sorry if I’m not using all the right medical terms or sounding super professional here; I’m honestly pretty lost when it comes to all this stuff.
I’m looking for someone with some actual experience to help me out with a few questions. My husband has been dealing with this specific issue with a yellow spot in his eye—he tried getting it sorted out at Light without any luck, and even after seeing Dr. Vativuk, he was eventually referred over to Indianapolis to see Dr. Balog, who apparently has the only laser in the US capable of treating this particular condition.
My mom is in a similar boat—she's 80—and she actually ended up seeing that same doctor for a cataract consultation, even though she already had an appointment scheduled at Vineyard Hospital. She ended up skipping the whole four-day hospital stay thing.
So, basically, she has a much more pronounced cataract in one eye, and her prescription is sitting at -6 and +3 in both eyes. The plan is to just operate on the one eye.
My big question is about how things work with such different prescriptions once the surgery is done. If the minus correction in one eye disappears, how is her distance vision going to behave when she's wearing standard corrective lenses? And what happens with that +6 diopter situation—will that reduction happen too?!
I’ve spent way too much time scrolling through endless pages of info about the iPhone 13—well, I mean, the IOLs—and I know there are tons of different types and manufacturers out there. The doctor recommended acrylate IOLs for my mom.
I'm honestly feeling pretty overwhelmed and confused by all this. Any help would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance, everyone.
Looking for some advice or info here. So, a relative of mine has been scheduled for surgery at a hospital in Washington, D.C. (with Dr. Duje Kovacevic?). We don't have a clue which method they’ll be using, but the diagnosis is stage 3/4 with prolapse. Does anyone know how they handle things at that hospital, or would it be better to go to Mercury instead? Specifically, we're looking for someone who can handle the issue using the DG HAL + RAR method. We actually have connections at both hospitals, so we have options. We really need any kind of info ASAP since he's called in for next week. Thanks in advance—feel free to DM me if that's easier.
I’ve been through anesthesia quite a few times—everything from local and general to spinal. And honestly? It hurt every single time. I even had that one terrifying moment where I swallowed a piece of ham and it somehow ended up lodged in a weird spot in my esophagus. Once, being in the OR, you see all those instruments laid out... seeing them up close just makes you realize how much of an assault they are on your body. I also had liposuction done at a private clinic once—that was rough. Total shock, chills, pain... just awful, though I did bounce back pretty quickly. Then there was the surgery for my broken leg—they had to install a rod through the bone and screws through my knee and ankle. Believe it or not, the actual break hurt less than the recovery; I was dealing with excruciating, screaming pains for three months after the surgery. I spent the whole day after the procedure feeling completely wiped out. When it came time to remove the hardware, they gave me a spinal block. I slept right through the surgery, but the second they started stitching me up, I woke up—though I felt almost nothing because I was so out of it. Still, I couldn't open my eyes or even speak, and the pain dragged on for another two months. Before the spinal, the anesthesiologist actually asked if I wanted him to go straight for the heavy-duty stuff and the painkillers, which I definitely said yes to. That spinal experience was... surreal. Being unable to move your legs is such a strange sensation—it really gives you a sudden, deep empathy for anyone who can't walk.
Every surgery is its own unique beast, but man, you get through it. There's no reason to be scared, unless you have some underlying chronic condition—and even then, you've got the anesthesiologist to figure out the best way to handle things.
Wishing everyone the very best