Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi folks, I would like to add that if one is told they require cataract surgery "GO FOR IT AS SOON AS YOU CAN! YOU Will NOT REGRET IT FOR A MOMENT. Some of you know I have very little vision in my right, technically considered blind. But a cataract removal made a slight improvement. Unfortunately not changing the visual capabilities. But what little sight there was became slightly sharper and distinct. it made no difference in using the eye to focus, it just made me feel better! Left eye was amazing improvement of clarity, colour, sharpness. Bottom line on having cataracts removed? GO FOR IT ! YOU WONT REGRET IT! Unfortunately at the moment I am incapacitated at holding a Leica nor any other kind of camera due to my right shoulder becoming useless due to injuries during past assignments from falls and a parachute jump on my 65 birthday .It requires a "shoulder re-placement!" Stay tuned might have news when I return to home in Victoria next week. Even then after the replacement? My camera holding days may be over! :-( ;-( cheers Dr. ted :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2013 8:52:49 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Cataracts. . . Fred - I totally agree. It is amazing what they can do these days with cataract surgery. I have some photos later of the doctor actually putting the new lens in the eye. Technology is wonderful. If they can continue to improve your vision, why not! Most of the cataract patients considered it to be a miracle. Tina On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Fred Holzapfel <fkh1950 at frontiernet.net>wrote: > Tina and others.... > > This past spring I had my eyes evaluated as I was having problems with > night > vision and a few other issues. Turned out both eyes needed Cataract > removed. In addition the lenses in my eyes had hardened and yellowed. > That > was causing me to evaluate color incorrectly. The Doctor did each eye, > one month apart. Remove the cataract and lenses. Implanted a new lens. > Gave me almost 20/20 vision without color issues. I still need glasses for > near vision, reading and such. One day of an eye patch. Then a few > weeks > of careful things like sun glasses and such. > > I highly recommend this for anyone with these issues. The ability of > current medicine is fantastic. Lasers have made the surgery much more > accurate, painless and very precise. Very little to fear. They will give > you a bunch of things that can go wrong or cause issues. The percentages > are very low on all of them. > > I wish there was a way to pass on to them my positive feelings. I'm sure > understanding the process is not easy. > > Fred Holzapfel > Mpls, MN > > > > Message-ID: <5CF9C9F9-4292-4F4D-89E1-6A7E216FC136 at me.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Great picture Tina, but I can assure you that the thought of having > cataracts removed frightens me so I would not be smiling either! > > Good luck when/if you get back there, but please don't just take the MM but > also something that shoots in colour. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information