My Wife's Cataracts

[StakeOut]

My 4 Eye drops
Cyclopentolate use night before and morning of surgery
Lotemax one drop 3X per day starting 3 days before surgery
Besivance one drop 2X per day starting 3 days before surgery
Prolensa one drop 1X per day starting 3 days before surgery.

 

[snubbyfan]

I'm happy to say that we're done with the eye drops.
Lisa made up a chart to keep track of them and I was in charge of putting the drops in her eye. She says that she gonna miss looking up my nostrils.
Anyway, we dropped her old glasses off at the optometrist yesterday and they're gonna fit them with new lenses to correct for her astigmatism and so she can see further for driving and to help with navigating as my co-driver.

 

[walkin jack]

I'm happy to say that we're done with the eye drops.
Lisa made up a chart to keep track of them and I was in charge of putting the drops in her eye. She says that she gonna miss looking up my nostrils.
Anyway, we dropped her old glasses off at the optometrist yesterday and they're gonna fit them with new lenses to correct for her astigmatism and so she can see further for driving and to help with navigating as my co-driver.

Congratulations!! Those that have never been through it don't know it but getting to the end of the eye drop regimen after eye surgery is right up there with making the final house/car payment or walkin' out the gate your last day before retirement.
It is a BIG DEAL, believe it.

Enjoy your new-found freedom!

 

[snubbyfan]

My 4 Eye drops
Cyclopentolate use night before and morning of surgery
Lotemax one drop 3X per day starting 3 days before surgery
Besivance one drop 2X per day starting 3 days before surgery
Prolensa one drop 1X per day starting 3 days before surgery.

These sound like expensive name brand drugs. Ask your doctor if there's a lower priced generic alternative.
She was prescribed Ofloxacin, Prednisolone and Ketorolac but research showed Ofloxacin had bad side effects, so she requested an alternative and was prescribed Tobramycin instead. Total cost $6 for all three with insurance and they worked fine with no blurriness.
Sometimes it's lower without insurance.

 

[StakeOut]

Too late now.
I first tried getting the Generics through CVS but they only had one of the ones needed and it was not covered by my drug plan.
The eye surgeon recommends the brand names as being more effective and much safer than the generics.
A lot of the cost depends on which state you reside in and which pharmacy your doctors are associated with and if your insurance covers the meds..
$328 for the four that included overnight shipping.

 

[snubbyfan]

Too late now.
I first tried getting the Generics through CVS but they only had one of the ones needed and it was not covered by my drug plan.
The eye surgeon recommends the brand names as being more effective and much safer than the generics.
A lot of the cost depends on which state you reside in and which pharmacy your doctors are associated with and if your insurance covers the meds..
$328 for the four that included overnight shipping.

My wife said, "thanks for letting us know to never get meds in Texas."
Low priced generics must be a West Virginia thing.

 

[hemiram]

My drops were all generics, and I thought the price, like $85, was on the high side! Congrats on being done with the drops, they just annoyed the hell out of me. It wouldn't have been so bad except I could taste them every time I put them in. I'm one of those people...

 

[Ruger Nut]

I had cataract surgery done in July 2021. The first 3 eye drops I got at CVS thru my prescription plan ($82).
My eye Dr. gave me the next 3 FREE. The surgery only took about 20-25 minutes per eye. A piece of cake and my vision is AWESOME!

 

[Skeet 028]

Mine were all Generics and only 3 one was Prednisalone another was keterolac and the 3rd was moxifloxacin. Got to use the 2nd 2 drops from 3 days prior then add the 3rd. My cost at Wally World pharmacy was $12 for all 3. But with the lenses I have to pay about 500 upfront because I have astigmatism? Or I could forego the extra on the lenses but have to buy glasses. I am going to do the distance lenses so will have to wear cheaters for up close. The right eye will be done next week. I shoot a rifle right handed and at this point can't see the crosshairs in a scope. Because i shoot a shotgun(and handgun) both eyes open I can shoot ok..not up to my best years shooting. target shooting my handguns I use the left eye. I killed one coyote with the M-1 Super 90 riot and 4 buck(close) the other day and another with my M-66 at about 35 yds. Damn things have killed another 5 of my wife's chickens. Scared the rest with the other rounds out of the 66 to about 200 yds. Not being able to use a scope sucks right now. Hopefully be better sometime after the surgery

 

[ChattCat]

Right eye all clear now the blurred vision gone. Finished loading up some .44 specials yesterday and going to range tomorrow. Have a nice clear sight picture on my model 10 and my 1950 Military. No more excuses for bad sight picture and poor shooting. Can't wait!
My meds were the same as snubbyfans wife's cost here in Pensacola at Walgreens under 15.00 for the three. Got the free Medicare lenses had to pay 145.00 for the hospital. Best money I've spent in years.

 

[GB]

Had mine (both) done in Aug-Sept last year. I didn't enjoy it but was painless and my distant vision was returned to 20-20. Always had good close vision, no more. Am still trying to find just the right solution for reading and up close work. The dollar store readers ain't makin' it. Will probably end up at the eye doc again to get fit for readers.

 

[VaTom]

Thanks to all for the information about cataract surgery. I will be having it soon. Last week had surgery on right eye to repair a macular hole/tear in retina. (Age related.) Still recovering from it. First week on prednisone and antibiotic drops. Now three weeks of just prednisone drops. Have a gas bubble in my eye to keep the tear/hole in place so vision is limited until it disapates in another 2 weeks. (Surgery was no problem but recovery is a royal pain in the butt because of the loss of sight. Wife has to drive me around.

After it heals I will need cataract surgery on the same eye as the procedure accelerates the cataract growth. Looking foeard to getting full vision back. Needless to say spring trout fishing, golf and shooting are on hold for at least a month.

 

[hemiram]

Had mine (both) done in Aug-Sept last year. I didn't enjoy it but was painless and my distant vision was returned to 20-20. Always had good close vision, no more. Am still trying to find just the right solution for reading and up close work. The dollar store readers ain't makin' it. Will probably end up at the eye doc again to get fit for readers.

I just tossed another broken pair of cheap readers. Between the bows breaking, the cheap junk lenses clouding up, and the general cheap feel of them, I got tired of replacing them, and got a pair of readers made with prescription quality lenses in the same frames I have for my barely needed (I am 20/20 without them) distance glasses. Those frames, Safilo Elasta 3055's are the toughest frames I've ever seen. Solid stainless steel. My old pair survived head butts from Pit Bulls, whacks from friend's grandkids, and dropping them a bunch of times without damage for over 10 years! They weren't cheap, but I will probably never have to replace them. I have only one "good" pair of cheapies left, and as soon as I break them, no more, just the good ones I'm wearing now..

 

[snubbyfan]

My wife got her new glasses and likes 'em. She can read road signs and since they have progressive no line lenses, she can read up close too.

 

[Xfuzz]

My wife got her new glasses and likes 'em. She can read road signs and since they have progressive no line lenses, she can read up close too.

Before my bride's surgery we would sit out on the deck
and would ask her how many shrimp boats she could see ?
She could pick out the first couple but missed the ones
a little farther out.

Few weeks after her procedure I asked the same question
see nailed them.
"and the oil rig they are movin"...
What oil rig..??..picked up the bicoc's......sure enough
on the horizon I could see a tug movin a rig.

 

[pawngal]

I had both eyes done a couple of years ago, I only had1 kind of drops pre-op and 1 other post-op. No Rx insurance, one was $14 don't remember the other. But.........
Now I have a problem, double vision, eye exam last week revealed that my eyes are trying to grow new lens behind the implants. Say what !?! Waiting for appointment with specialist, supposed to be a minor deal to laser out the problem. I sure hope so, I have traveling to do.

 

[Skeet 028]

An update on my surgery. Didn't happen Blood pressuree was elevated...so have to have that checked My wife( RN) has been taking it since...Been ok!? SF glad momma is doing so well

 

[johnjohn]

Getting my right eye done Thursday. Hopefully I'll have the same good results ya'll have been talking about. My wife had hers done ~16 yrs ago same dr. doing mine.

 

[snubbyfan]

Getting my right eye done Thursday. Hopefully I'll have the same good results ya'll have been talking about. My wife had hers done ~16 yrs ago same dr. doing mine.

Good luck!