Lens replacement

[Steve 0080]

This is what I had done on Wed. Oct. 23




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FO-_hQJHfw

[Deer Slayer]

OUCH! Hope you mend soon..

[bobbyf6b]

Dude. I was thinking headlights or turn signals. Not eyeballs. :icon_doh:

[dickiedeals]

Steve,
Can you see better? Is it a long recovery? If you need anything, Please reach out I'm not that far away from you and will help you any way I can.
Dickiedeals- Richard

[gray rider]

I'm glad it wasn't a hemoroidectomy. Heal well so you can ride far.

[Mustangjake]

Good luck Steve that makes my skin craw!
I had a total knee the golden years are not so golden at times.

[Steve 0080]

Thanks for the thoughts !!! I posted this to show folks what is available and what can be...One eye done and one to go....recovery is about 24-36 hours and you are back to where you were except that you can see like a 16 year old....mind you this only fixes your eyes...nothing else goes back to the way it was when you were 16 !!!!

[glryder98]

I too had the lens replacement done 2 years ago. I wore glasses for all of my adult life. I love the fact that i can just go and get sunglasses anywhere. It even took care of my night blindness. No more road disappearing when car headlights shine my way.

[BARRYS770]

Well, it looks like I'm next on the list for this procedure. My vision has gotten so bad in my right eye that I've quit riding because of the lack of depth perception. I have an appointment with my ophthalmologist next week.

Barry

[Big Dawg]

Oh Wow, I just talked to Steve and he is over the moon with his new eye. He is headed back on the 13th to get the left one done. I guess I am going to talk to my doctor and see what my options are. I hate these damn trifocals.

[kjelders]

Dude. I was thinking headlights or turn signals. Not eyeballs. :icon_doh:


Where did you mount those Steve? Do they light up the ditches? :icon_mrgreen:

I'm wearing trifocals too? I just might have to check in to this.

[Bruce B]

Thanks for the thoughts !!! I posted this to show folks what is available and what can be...One eye done and one to go....recovery is about 24-36 hours and you are back to where you were except that you can see like a 16 year old....mind you this only fixes your eyes...nothing else goes back to the way it was when you were 16 !!!!



That sounds like a miracle. I hate dealing with my glasses, especially in a helmet. What criteria must be met to justify the replacement? I suspect that just being fed up with wearing glasses in a helmet wouldn't fit the bill. Having had three knee replacements, I'm game for the lenses.

[Steve 0080]

The surgery is done ( Insurance Paying ) under the guise of cataract surgery… insurance pays for clear lens…..YOU pay for the lens that corrects your vision. Just go to your doctor and after the examination…ask if you are a candidate for lens replacement and go from there!!! I would do this again tomorrow !!! Well worth it !!!


Good Luck Barry !!!

Funny part is I am typing this w/o glasses....now to break the habit of reaching for the glasses !!!

[4DI2D]

Insurance paid for removal of cataract and corrective lens.
Vision in left eye was 20/400, went back the next day for checkup and vision was 20/30.
Miracles come in all sizes!

[cwjj2001]

Hey Steve does this surgery help you follow your GPS better?...lmao Everyone from the East Coast Rally knows what I'm talking about. :lolup::clap2:

[Phantom]

Hey Steve does this surgery help you follow your GPS better?...lmao Everyone from the East Coast Rally knows what I'm talking about. :lolup::clap2:


:poke:
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhh :nono: :wrong: but funny :clap2:

[Steve 0080]

Well actually I can see it ... now .... however " it " lied to me last weekend in Crystal River, FL. So..... I am not to sure I would follow me any where !!!!!

[BARRYS770]

I had cataract surgery on my right eye yesterday. I just returned from the follow-up of the surgery & my right eye already checked out at 20/20. All colors are much so brighter & more vivid. Amazing! Plus, the Doc said that I'm restricted from "honey-do's" for at least a year. :icon_lol:

Barry

[Steve 0080]

Good for you Barry !!!! Yea Man I go in the AM for my left eye/distance eye…. My reading eye also came out 20/20 and I had it set for 36”….Yea…I can’t wait …my vision is so clear and vivid as well…

If anyone is confused…. I elected for mono vision, where one eye is “ set “ for close and the other for distance…it’s working great for me and may not be for everyone. When I use my computer, I have duel monitors and have them set at 36” …that is why I had my close eye set at 36”….

[Steve 0080]

Well.... that would be two miracles .... my left eye or distance eye came out perfect as well!!!!! This modern doctoring is unbelievable....

[Phantom]

Good for you Barry !!!! Yea Man I go in the AM for my left eye/distance eye…. My reading eye also came out 20/20 and I had it set for 36”….Yea…I can’t wait …my vision is so clear and vivid as well…

If anyone is confused…. I elected for mono vision, where one eye is “ set “ for close and the other for distance…it’s working great for me and may not be for everyone. When I use my computer, I have duel monitors and have them set at 36” …that is why I had my close eye set at 36”….


Well.... that would be two miracles .... my left eye or distance eye came out perfect as well!!!!! This modern doctoring is unbelievable....


Congrats !!!

Glad to hear that you can see again, now we have to make sure that your GPS sits 36" ahead of you .... just sayin :iduno: :icon_mrgreen:

On a serious note, I am impressed, not sure if I could go through the surgery myself.

[motozeke]

I'm almost 2 weeks into my recovery from a total hip replacement. Fortunately the other hip is not giving me any pain and range of motion issues are not bad, though the doc tells me it's really just a matter of time.

The pain had gotten so bad that I couldn't manage more than 150 miles or so before the pain really started to wear on me. The next hundred (which is usually what I had to ride to get home) was usually pretty excruciating.

The reality of my arthritis is really what has been driving me to consider a Goldwing/F6B. Time was I dismissed the idea as ridiculous, but the fact is that I will ride whatever lets me do 500+ miles in the saddle in comfort. The fact that the F6B is a total looker is a big plus. :)