[Leica] OT: Thoughts on cataract surgery?

[Dennis Kushner]

Adam, research your doc's or even other surgical places.

Medicare & supplemental covers cost.

On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 4:01 PM Robert Baron via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I had mine done 2 years ago, about a week or so apart, both set for distant
> vision.  I use readers or progressives as appropriate and am happy as can
> be.
>
> --Bob
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 2:42 PM Gene R. Duprey via LUG <lug at leica-users.org
> >
> wrote:
>
> > I went far vision for both and did one at a time. My wife just had her
> > second one done this week, both far vision. I can see the view in the
> > finders perfectly. Readers are no problem for me.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Aug 6, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I had cataract surgery a year and a half ago. I am very happy with the
> > outcome. I pondered the question you are asking, and ended up going with
> > one eye set at reading distance and the other at about 15 feet. I have
> worn
> > glasses for 65 years and figured I could continue to put glasses on and
> > take them off as needed.
> > >
> > > The eye knob on my Q2 has no problem adjusting to my reading-distance
> > eye. That lets me see the screen or the controls if I prefer. Without
> > glasses.
> > >
> > >> On 2020-08-06 10:23 am, Adam Bridge via LUG wrote:
> > >> I imagine there are many on this list that have had cataract surgery.
> > >> I’ll be having both eyes done at the same time. It’s all the latest
> > >> rage what with COVID-19 etc. And, says the doc, $$$.
> > >> I was given the option to have one eye properly focused for distance
> > >> and one eye focused for medium distance. The thought was: one to look
> > >> through the camera the other to be able to read the screen.
> > >> Have any of you made this choice? If so has it worked out for you? I
> > >> know my up-close vision doesn’t allow me to read the screens on my
> > >> cameras.
> > >> I’d appreciate any thoughts the group might share.
> > >> Best regards,
> > >> Adam Bridge
> > >
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