cataract update

[John Ferrell]

I am listening closely. Since you started the thread I have been to the eye 
doctor and discovered that my multi images are real but not serious. My left 
eye is the better one but has a vertical cataract right in the center. That 
results in a diffraction situation that provides two images. The right eye 
has astigmatism that is only partially corrected at 70 degrees. That results 
in a pretty good image plus an offset blurry image. Most of the time my 
brain does a reasonable job of using the info but sometimes it is better for 
me to sit out a flight.
My cataract is a long way from the criteria that says a fix is in order.

Keep up the reports!

John Ferrell
http://DixieNC.US

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Maxwell" <patternrules at earthlink.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: cataract update


> Ok I know some are tried of hearing about this but I have to tell you
> yesterday only being the first day after surgery I feel like I have been
> given Superman eyes went to the flying field and was able to watch the 
> jets
> at the Army base across the street during there full flight pattern before
> I could only see them if they was real close to me, the models well now
> they stick out like a sore thumb instead of searching for them. and this 
> is
> with only one eye done, the down side reading glasses
> Steve Maxwell
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
>> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>> Date: 7/26/2005 7:23:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: cataract update
>>
>>
>> On Jul 26, 2005, at 5:27 PM, Steven Maxwell wrote:
>>
>> > Can tell you that I can already see things that I couldn't with
>> > glasses I just put in my drops that I have to do every 2 hours and
>> > besides seeing across the lake things I have never been able to see
>> > are clear and sharp but one the biggest differences is colors are
>> > bright and like alive the closest thing I can think of would be
>> > looking at a picture with 1/2 of it covered with wax paper the wax
>> > paper side is what I thought was normal.
>> > Sorry for taking up list space with this but I know there are others
>> > out there in the same shape as I, do yourself a favor and get checked
>> > really good and stress the cataracts.
>>
>> I can attest to everything Steve wrote.  The colors are much brighter.
>> However, the most remarkable thing I noticed was how much more white
>> white was.  Between surgeries, I compared what I could see with the
>> 'bad' eye versus the 'good' eye.  This may seem crude, but, by
>> comparison with the 'good' eye,  the 'bad' eye made a white wall look
>> like I was looking through a glass of urine!
>>
>> Ron Van Putte
>
>
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