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Originally Posted by DiabloScott
Just got back from my consultation.
I need a physical before surgery - EKG and whatnot at family doctor office.
I need a fitting before surgery - at the same eye center - scheduled for next month.
Lens price comparison:
  • 1. Monofocal distance - covered by insurance.
  • 2. Extended range distance - $2200 premium per eye.
  • 3. Extended range plus astigmatism - $4200 premium per eye.
  • 4. Multifocus - (like progressive lenses) I decided I didn't want this.
Going with #3 on right eye only at this time - right eye is mostly useless already.
He said the kind of cataracts I have gets bad fast - noticeable deterioration since my regular eye exam last month.
Fixed right eye should be good for everything except reading medicine bottles.
He thinks I may have a year left on my left eye, so I can recover and re-evaluate before doing that one.
Surgery is in the hospital, not the eye center - scheduled for August.
He wants one week of non strenuous activity post-op just to be safe - a crash or a high blood pressure activity could screw things up.
Nothing special about my case that makes him concerned about complications.
I didn't need any astig correction, so I dodged that part of the bullet.
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