Cataract surgery

[gmi3804]

Thanks for asking. The surgery went well as did the healing, but my vision isn't good. I can't see in a mid-range, so I can't see clearly to chop veggies, cook on the stove, hand sew, read labels in the grocery store, etc. It's weird- I can't see my feet clearly so when I walk downstairs, I have to curl with my head bent down, otherwise I can't see the steps that I'm putting my feet on. I think I'm going to have to consider trifocals.

OTOH, my night vision is perfect- provided I don't need to see the speedometer!

I'm sorry things aren't 100%. I hope the glasses will help. Thanks for the update.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I have one eye that is a little weak so I still require the need for glasses to drive which puts me at 20/20. I won't tell you how I know but I can see almost the same without glasses and my night vision is actually better than my daytime. As for the lights, back when I was 16 I took what was then called drivers education. I remember very little of it except these three things. First, if you are driving a car that was built in the 1930 's you are practically died just getting into it much less driving it. Those black and white movies were scary. Second was, that if you imagine a large X in the middle of the road (straight ahead) you will always be situated in the middle of the lane (not close to the lines or the shoulder or the road. That actually worked! But when it came to bright lights from oncoming cars you focus you eyes on the right edge of the lane your in and your peripheral will still see the cars but at a far less brightness level. Granted it worked far better with the old type headlight on highbeam, but it still helps a lot. Those three things are the only thing I remember about the class but the last two really became a lasting lesson even if it was 62 years ago,

Those same recommendations were imparted to me in Driver's Ed classes so many years ago. And I still use them. But still, those awful, new headlights!

 

[goofyernmost]

Those same recommendations were imparted to me in Driver's Ed classes so many years ago. And I still use them. But still, those awful, new headlights!

I agree they are a bad thing particularly on a single/two lane highway. There not so bad on a four lane. However, I have to be a hypocrite on this one because as much as I hate them on oncoming traffic, I love them when they are on my car because it really does make night vision a lot easier. But I was taught that you don't run with high beam. That is twice as bad and I think the biggest effect is that. Not just the low beam (which are still bright) but when they didn't learn the importance of not blinding oncoming traffic and just defiantly leave it on super light.

 

[tvguy]

I agree they are a bad thing particularly on a single/two lane highway. There not so bad on a four lane. However, I have to be a hypocrite on this one because as much as I hate them on oncoming traffic, I love them when they are on my car because it really does make night vision a lot easier. But I was taught that you don't run with high beam. That is twice as bad and I think the biggest effect is that. Not just the low beam (which are still bright) but when they didn't learn the importance of not blinding oncoming traffic and just defiantly leave it on super light.

I agree. However, Europeans wonder why our headlights are so dim. So I do wonder if some of may be related to just being used to brighter headlights in Europe. My wife's Camry has automatic high beams, a feature we normally have turned off. I suspect that feature is on the car because it is sold in other parts of the world where brighter lights are the norm.