Left eye operation and other findings

On the 23rd May I had the 2nd eye op. at around 10 in the morning. To me it felt like the first, i.e. lots of preparatory eye drops which sting at first, but go over fast enough, then another lot, and oh yes a tablet at the beginning to calm me down, and then quite a long actual operation. 30-45 minutes (?).

Eventually it was over, and I hobbled out with a shield over my left eye to where Susan waited.

Next day I was able to remove the shield, clean up carefully around the eye, and see clearly, and very brightly again :) Now I could compare the eyes for colour, brightness, and clarity, and the right eye clearly has a problem, which I would explain to the Doctor who carried out the operation later..

Off to Drammen again for 14:00 check up. The left eye was perfect!

I explained the problem with the right eye to the Doctor using a clip of bar code. He took me next door, where there was an Optical Coherence Tomography machine, sat me down in front of it, and ran a short test which produced an image similar to that shown on this link ( http://www.oyesenteret.no/problemer-etter-operasjon-22 ) see CME / Cystoid maculaødem.

Happily there is a good chance the Yellox eye drops he prescribed will sort out the inflammation in a few weeks, and the vision will clear up completely.

Later I heard Ted Salmon was having a cataract operation in the UK, and was amazed when he reported that his took no more than 10 to 20 minutes! What are they skimping?

Edit on 24th June: its a month since I started taking the Yellox eye drops twice a day, and I'm afraid there has been no significant improvement so far :( there is to be another check on July 2nd when I guess another OCT image will be run to show how much change there has been..

NB: I had to email this post from my iPad where I had prepared it, but for some reason it was not getting posted..?

April 19th - The Right Eye Operation

Susan was kind enough to drive me to Drammen for this event, which took much longer than I expected, and sounded more like a trip to the dentist!

First there was a tablet to be taken, then a series of 5 or 6 drops, a 15 minute wait, then more drops, and finally I was positioned horizontally on the operating chair, and things began.

My eye doctor was supporting a younger guy, who may or may not have been doing his first op., encouraging him in a very positive way at every step in the process. When it was all over I was amazed when Susan told me it had taken 2 hours!

We paid NOK 300,- or so and picked up 4 boxes of Tobrasone to be dripped 5 times a day.  AND we should come back tomorrow for a check..

The next morning I was able to take off the plastic shield, and see white again for the first time in years :) And colours are quite fantastic... the checkup by a women specialist went very well, and I was impressed by my ability to make out small letters on the optical test cards.

As far as I'm concerned these doctors carry out miracles!

The left eye is to be operated on the 23rd May. After that my vision should begin to be excellent again.

Right now I can read what I'm writing quite clearly, but if I focus on individual letters directly there is a tiny visual disturbance. However, if I focus slightly above what I'm looking at, its clearly visible. Hopefully that will go away, or both eyes together will mask the disturbance..