southernhybrid
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I can certainly relate to what you said. I've been told for at least 3 or 4 years that I'm on the verge of needing the surgery, but at the same time, the doctors have said that they can tweak my eye glass Rx. a bit to give me more time. The most recent one told me to look into surgery when my vision becomes blurry. It's not there yet. Unlike others, I'm fine with wearing glasses. I only buy the light weight plastic ones and I usually choose something that almost makes them seem like a fashion accessory. I don't even feel them on my face and sometimes I forget I'm wearing them.I need to get cataract surgery according to my optamologist. The last time I saw him, a year and a half ago, he said it wasn't worth it to give me a new prescription, and whenever I got tired of squinting I should contact him for my surgery. But I am squeamish about my eyes, and I'm used to my vision being what it is. I still drive at night with no problem. My wife had the surgery a couple of years ago, and she's kind of "meh," but I do notice that she can read signs in the distance easier than I. A couple that are good friends both had the surgery. He is really enthusiastic about his, but she is like my wife - "meh." So I guess I'll get it done one day, but not immediately.
And while I realize cataract surgery is one of the simplest ones, I did have a patient who had some complications and needed to have more procedures done. I don't remember the details, other than it was a lot of trouble for her and the staff. I'm squeamish about eyes, ears and throat too, and I hate administering eye drops. But, Mr. Sohy is really good at it, so I suppose he would help me with the eye drops when the time comes. Maybe if I wait long enough, I'll be ecstatic about having had the surgery done.