Question:
Cataract surgery, IIRC, is supposed to be separated by
several weeks, just in case first eye doesn't go right.
OK, suppose first eye is a success. Does one have to buy
new glasses to use with new "correction"?
Then, when second eye is done, assuming that goes well,
is it necessary to buy yet another pair? This could get into
very heavy bux.
I'm high myope and astigmatic. Surgeon proposes to
embed, if that's the right term, astigmatism correction in IOL,though stipulating that it might not correct totally.
Answer:
Check with your cataract doctor if s/he has made arrangements with an
optician to dispense the glasses you need after surgery. Often
arrangements are made so you can receive all lenses at a reduced cost
or one fixed fee.
You would not need to have your frames changed with each lens change.
You can keep the same frame throughout.
When the first eye is finished, the lens for that eye can be made for
the frames. The other eye would have a clear lens. When you have the
second eye done, the lens would be made for the other side of the
frames.
It is reasonable to expect significant change in your vision from the
first day without the bandage through the six month healing period.
In other words, you will probably need more than one lens per eye.
Lenscrafters made several pair of glasses for my mom during the year after her
cataract surgery, all for a single price. Their stuff is not cheap, of course,
but probably as frugal as non-chain opticians.
I was consulting for LensCrafters when they implemented their one year
unlimited lens change for a single price, but I had heard they
discontinued this policy so that is why I did not mention them
specifically.
If your mom had her surgery recently and the offer is still available,
this would be the place to go. For all the lenses the average
cataract patient needs, being able to have them changed for a year is
a deal at almost any price.
