[Jewelry making - Article 00140] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry Making and Vision Problems

[H. D. (Del) Pearson]

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Marya,

>     Have any of you, my fellow Orchidians, ever had cataracts? More to
>     the point, have you had them removed and how was your vision
>     afterwords? Marya (seriously bummed out in central Ohio) 

    I have had cataract surgery and intraocular lens implants in both
    eyes. It has been just over a year ago. Before the surgery I was
    blind in my right eye. I couldn't resolve any image at any distance
    with any level of magnification. The left eye, fortunately, was not
    so bad. My ophthalmologist recommended surgery on the right eye, and
    told me that after that I would be asking to have my left eye done.
    The results were immediate and spectacular. As a matter of fact, one
    of the most protracted few weeks of my life (maybe exceeded by
    military basic training) was the wait for the second eye to be
    operated. My vision is better that it has ever been. I've been
    driving for over 50 years and always had to wear glasses, but now
    have visual acuity so good that I can legally drive without glasses. 

    When the doctor took the patch off my right eye just a few hours
    after surgery I could not believe the colors! I had no idea that I
    was living in a vividly colored world that I saw only in pastels.
    Between the operations I was continually covering my right eye to see
    the colors go away and then switching to appreciated the intensity
    and beauty of the colors. Even after all this time I am constantly
    amazed at what a beautiful, colorful world we live in. 

    Go for it! Don't waste another precious moment of life without being
    able to see clearly and in COLOR! (Sorry for shouting--I kinda get
    carried away.) 

Del Pearson in Beautiful, Colorful, South Texas. 
http://www.eaglecreekcs.com/
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