My husband is 75 and was diagnosed 5 years ago. He is very social and jokes a lot but has limited short term memory and has difficulty reading. He can’t remember how to sign his name. I’m afraid he won’t be able to take a vision test. Also his cataracts may be ready to be removed. It’s been 2 years since his last test. How do I handle it if he had cataract surgery? I don’t think he will stop touching his eyes. As an example, he keeps removing his hearing aids and last week he put one down the garbage disposal and it got ground up. I think he had it on his plate and when he went to wash the dish he washed the hearing aid down the drain. He had no knowledge or memory that he did it. Thanks for any suggestions about vision.
I am still recovering (14th November surgery), and the difficult issue seems to be where the multiple local anesthetics (24 of them, all painful) went in. I am confident that things are improving, and I read that it can take 6 months for things to come totally right. The surgeon told me that they whipped out a cataract in passing, as it would have given trouble within a year or two. I don’t think that’s part of the problem now, but who knows?
I am grateful to have saved my sight, and I think that I am on track for full recovery. I hope that you are too!
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That said, I followed up with your current post suggestion, entering "cateract surgery choices" and yes, the top "hit" was this article and I was able to see the whole thing. I even tried going back and forth (<- then ->) and it was still okay. I then redid the search, selected the link and sure enough, the block happened. Some sites will allow X number of viewings, and then require you log in, so it's possible that's what is at play here. Otherwise, I have no idea why it doesn't work.
To others, if the link works for you, great. If not, do the search and select it. Other reputable sites also provide information, if you can't access this one.
He is having infection issues on the under eye portion.... :(