the wonder of sight

[Kalkadan]

Been away for a while really sick with the flu

And in that time I was booked in to have the lens in my left eye replaced because of a fast developing cataract.  Nearly went blind in the space of 8 months!  I decided not to tell them that I had the flu when I was scheduled to go for the surgery.  Could not bear to wait another couple of months.  Could not read for more than a couple of hours.  Probably a bad move as I became pretty crook.

So it was a toss up between the nikkor 85 f1.4 and one of the Leica 'lux versions - with multicoating of course.

It was a bugger because of the complications that set in with the flu, but WOW! the improvement in visual acuity is spellbinding.  Today is the first time in weeks I have felt almost back to normal (whatever that is).

Was it Chuck Yeager who said that at 70 years of age he could still see the cannon shells going into the target?  Well - assuming I could fly one of those things - that's how I feel now.  There is a digital clock on one of the CBD towers which we look out on from our apartment.  I can't stop myself from getting up at all hours of the night to look at it and read the time.  It's miles away!

Anne says that now that "I can see clearly now" I may not find her so enchanting?  Wrong.

Another month to go before they give me the all clear to get new prescription glasses.  In the meantime I am making myself sick using these 2+ magnifier things from the pharmacy to read the screen.

the cameras have been on hold - but I am coming good

my advice if things seem a bit dim - get new lenses!  my right eye is still pretty good with long distance viewing but I now realise that it has a very, very mild yellow filter (probably needs + 1/3rd of a stop and a slight reduction in saturation in the yellow channel) so forgive me for the colour adjustments I may have been applying for  some time now

I shall stick with B&W for a while

Dan

[radiophoto]

Bless ye, Dan, I'm happy to know you're on the road to recovery.  My father-in-law has had lens replacement in each eye, and he's got one for near and the other for far -- how's that for modern science?

[sandeha]

I hope you won't be needing Polaroid filters on your new lenses, Dan.  Twisting the darn things would be a nuisance. 

[Julio1fer]

Very good news! Now, there's no excuse for unfocused pictures. Hope you can get fully in shape soon and share some shots.

If your Winter is coming in like ours, you'd better stay home until the flu clears completely.

[LarryD]

Heal quickly my friend and my your eyes always show you the truth and your brain read it as so.

[Wayne]

It sounds like you've had a bit of a rough trot Dan. I'm glad that you're on the mend and it looks like you'll come out of it with much improved vision!

I had a scare a while ago when an optometrist spotted some unusual growth in one of my eyes - it's way off on the side, so he did well to pick it up. I've had two appointments with a specialist since then and it seems that it's probably the result of an old injury (blow to the side of the head!?!) rather than a cancer or anything like that. It covers a big area of the inside of my eye but luckily it's well away from the critical bits for vision and it appears to be stable.

I've noticed that my right eye is starting to focus at ever an ever increasing minimum distance, but my left eye (which is crap for distance) still focusses reasonably close. The specialist reckons that it's a good compromise and most people will be jealous as I get older...

[Kalkadan]

thanks gang - your words are much appreciated

Wayne - we'll have to get together and compare notes on our eye conditions (all the very best, you seem to have a lot more to worry about than me) - you can get me on the white pages, give me a call if you are likely to be in town

Dan

[OpenWater]

Dan,

Did you get the single vision or multi-vision lens?  My wife is going to have cataract surgery in the near future and is still deciding.

I'm glad it worked for you - most people say that cataract surgery results in a vast improvement.

Mike

[Kalkadan]

Mike

I opted for single vision.  Long range.  I figured that I was used to glasses for reading so that would be the same as before.

I have read of the multivision lenses.  As I understand it there are two types: one has a bifocal or multifocal arrangement, the other is flexible and the muscles in the eye can move it just as we do (did  ) when focussing from far to near objects.

The success rates for the multivision lenses were not encouraging to me.  The last thing I wanted was to have to get used to the things over a period of time - I did not have the time; my work involves voracious reading.  And I did not want to run the risk of chromatic aberration or blur.

Yes, the improvement I have experienced is "vast".  My distance vision is stunningly good.  And, because the old lens with all its defects has been replaced, the glasses I wear now give me exceptionally clear and easy vision when reading.

all the best for your wife's op

Dan

[P C Headland]

Good to see your you eye CLA has improved things!

Good timing too, since my mum is going to have to have the same thing done sometime soon.

[OpenWater]

Mike

I opted for single vision.  Long range.  I figured that I was used to glasses for reading so that would be the same as before.

I have read of the multivision lenses.  As I understand it there are two types: one has a bifocal or multifocal arrangement, the other is flexible and the muscles in the eye can move it just as we do (did  ) when focussing from far to near objects.

The success rates for the multivision lenses were not encouraging to me.  The last thing I wanted was to have to get used to the things over a period of time - I did not have the time; my work involves voracious reading.  And I did not want to run the risk of chromatic aberration or blur.

Yes, the improvement I have experienced is "vast".  My distance vision is stunningly good.  And, because the old lens with all its defects has been replaced, the glasses I wear now give me exceptionally clear and easy vision when reading.

all the best for your wife's op

Dan

Dan,
Thanks for the information.  She also is leaning toward the single vision lenses.  I'll pass your experiences on to her.  Once again, I'm glad everything worked for you.
Mike