Never Seen Things Better

I wore glasses similar to these when I was younger

In February we celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary on the 4th, Valentine's Day on the 14th and I was in charge of Stake Acitivty Day on the 23rd.

While our anniversary is always a big deal for me..this year the bigger date was February 26th...the day I had cataract surgery.  

About 3 years ago I noticed my vision was a little blurry at the bottom of my eye but  I really only noticed it when I was putting on make-up.  I went to the Dr. because my contacts just didn't seem right.  I went in to try and get them adjusted, but nothing seemed to work.  I decided to see an ophthalmologist.

At first he couldn't see it, but upon further examination he said I had a cataract forming.  He told me he doesn't normally see mothers with 4 year olds who have cataracts, but they do happen.  
                                           

   

I have worn glasses since before I was a year old and just before my mission I had surgery to relax the muscles in my eyes so they wouldn't pull in quite as much--allowing me to get contacts.  I could have gotten contacts, but without the prism they put into glasses, one of my eyes would always be pulling in and look funny--let’s be honest, if you're getting contacts you don't want to look funny!  :) 


We decided to wait until the cataract was more developed before they operated...more developed meant it got to the point of it being like looking through a window with Vaseline rubbed on the middle of it.  My peripheral vision was good; it was mainly the overall center of my eye that was blurry.

I was nervous about getting it done.  This is my eyesight we're talking about.  Who wants their eye cut into?  What if they didn't get the lens right?   I had confidence in my Dr., but I have also worn contacts long enough to know that sometimes adjustments need to be made.  Once the lens was in how can you make adjustments?

But the operation went fine and it only takes about 20 minutes. 

Getting ready to go in

The Dr.  makes a small incision in your eye, puts a laser in, breaks up the cataract impared lens, sucks it out, inserts the new lens and--voilà--it was done!

 

I was so amazed at how I could see--without glasses or contacts!!  I still have to wear reading glasses for my up close vision...I have developed the "now you're over 40 so you can't read things very well anymore" syndrome, but with the lens they put in I can see everythig else WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT GLASSES ON!!  It is amazing and I am so thankful it went so well.  

We live in such a wonderful time and are so blessed to have this type of technology!