[Leica] Leicas and Cataracts

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Rei,
It's a minor procedure done with local anaesthesia. For cataracts here, you are admitted to the hospital  in the morning, join the assembly line and get operated upon and discharged in the evening. Even for my retinopathy operations last year, it required only one night in the hospital each time. I have one cataract operation on my right eye left to undergo whenever I want - my left eye was done with the retinopathy last September
Cheers
Jayanand

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> On 25-Sep-2016, at 20:05, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Fun!
> 
> And it should comfort you too.
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> I wish you the best for the operation, and a (way much) speedier recovery than Leica's usual repair standards ;-)
> 
> Amities
> Philippe
> 
> 
>> Le 25 sept. 2016 à 15:10, Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com> a écrit :
>> 
>> Update, I'm proceeding with cataract surgery in mid October.
>> 
>> I was reassured in the doctor's office when I looked up and saw this friendly make:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/techie/IMG_1694.JPG.html
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>> -rei
>> 
>> 
>>> On 08/27/2016 04:56 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> First, "Hi" to the LUG and the many friends I've met here.   I've been pretty quiet here as of the last few years (I switched to digest), but I still get out the M9 and Noctilux from time to time:
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/2016arizona/
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>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/tedsprom/
>>> 
>>> Here's my question and I hope it's not considered rudely off-topic for this board (thought it involves optics and Leicas)
>>> 
>>> I was recently diagnosed with cataracts in the right eye and despite my love of bokeh and optical aberations, it's degraded my vision to the point where I'm going to have to get the eye treated.
>>> 
>>> I've read up on cataract surgery.  It looks like there are 3 types of solutions on the market today.  From the web this is what I've gleaned:
>>> 
>>> A. Monofocal
>>> PROS: Good image quality
>>>          Most mature product
>>> CONS:  Set to focus at one distance only; need glasses for near distances
>>> 
>>> B. Multi-Focal (e.g. TECHNIS, RESTOR)
>>> PROS: Concentric lenses set at different focus distances, allows focus on near/intermediate/distance
>>> CONS: Inferior image quality, halos at night, decreased low-light sensitivity
>>> 
>>> C. Accomodative (e.g. CRYSTALENS, TRULIGN)
>>> PROS: Dynamically focuses like the human eye, good image quality
>>> CONS: Limited range of focus, newest technology
>>> 
>>> I'd love to keep using my RF Leicas.  Has anyone on this list undergone a Cataract procedure in the last few years, and has it affected his or her photography?  Has anyone tried one of the premium types (bottom 2 choices in the above table).  I'd love to hear your experiences.
>>> 
>>> Most doctors don't quite get it when I say "But doc, will I still be able to focus accurately at f1.0?" but I think many of you will understand.
>>> 
>>> thanks!
>>> 
>>> -rei
>>> shino at panix.com
>>> 
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