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mitch96

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19. "and the physician never spoke to me again. "

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 09:03 PM

Apr 2019

Had that situation many moons ago..
I had Radial Keratotomy surg on both eyes about 35 years ago. RK was the precursor of Laser corrective surg and uses a scalpel blade. Long story short was a nurse dropped a stainless tray on a tile floor in the O.R. and the doctor jumped on the last cut. He ripped the nurse a new one. After the local anesthesia wore off my eye hurt like hell.. Fast forward two weeks. I go in for the post op check and I'm sitting in the exam room with my chart. Being a nosy medical type I take a look see. I'm reading his post op notes and the SOB said I moved on the last cut!! When the MD who did the surgery came in with all his residents I called him on the notes and his "jumping" on the last cut. His eyes got as big as saucers, he spun around and left never to be seen again. About 10 min later the head of the Ophthalmology department came in and apologized profusly. I got no charge treatment for that eye if there was any problems. There were none.
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Medicare and cataracts... [View all] mitch96 Apr 2019 OP

When I had cataract surgery 3 years ago they offered me the same thing. redstatebluegirl Apr 2019 #1

No, I got the cheapo lenses and they work well, elleng Apr 2019 #2

"I can see clearly now!" mitch96 Apr 2019 #3

I had the super duper lenses last year snowybirdie Apr 2019 #4

"We both need artificial years regularly" mitch96 Apr 2019 #5

I've had both eyes done leftieNanner Apr 2019 #6

Subject: Girlfriend's cataract surgery keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #7

Thanks for the detailed description! csziggy Apr 2019 #24

I had cataracts for quite a few years but they were no big deal. Then, within a six month period, keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #25

I guess I will just keep talking to my optometrist csziggy Apr 2019 #26

Cataract surgery several years later. keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #8

Why wouldn't the doctor explains the pros and cons? soryang Apr 2019 #9

"and the physician never spoke to me again. " mitch96 Apr 2019 #19

they're jerks soryang Apr 2019 #20

I opted for the upgrade zeusdogmom Apr 2019 #10

I'm not sure but I don't think anything corrects astigmatisms. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #11

Aren't floaters part of the cateract? 3Hotdogs Apr 2019 #12

No Kitchari Apr 2019 #13

Let me rephrase. Does cat. surgery eliminate floaters along with the cateract? 3Hotdogs Apr 2019 #15

No and for some people, floaters develop as a reaction to cataract surgery wishstar Apr 2019 #16

I had cataract surgery on both eyes in 2008. A year later, I had a sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #21

Good luck mountain grammy Apr 2019 #14

I just got the standard lenses that insurance paid for most of cost and am very happy wishstar Apr 2019 #17

I wasn't a good candidate for the auto focus lens, and got the single lens vision ones. Tess49 Apr 2019 #18

I elected not to get upgraded or bifocal lenses. I read that many folks sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #22

I went for the upgraded lenses and am extremely happy with the results. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #23

wow what do they do? x ray vision? all i know is when i had one eye done..I could... samnsara Apr 2019 #27