Ah, yes, they will act as protection!

With how it turned out.

But the sun already has magnifying properties

You will probably also need eye drops, tear replacement for a while.

Just had both eyes done this spring. I'm now far sighted so need glasses to read. 180° from before. I got a cheap par of reading glasses until my eyes stabilized for a good prescription pair. I don't see any difference in correction but the prescription ones fit and feel better.

Good luck.

Needed glasses for close work

It’s nice to be able to look at a clock on the wall when and be able to see the time.

Looked like. They were just blobs before. It was like listening to radio. And I guess I don't need a new TV after all, it's perfectly clear with deep bright colors, not all dark and fuzzy

And hopefully objects in the mirror are exactly where they appear!

I'm more afraid of infection than I was of the surgery

clean! It's natural to want to rub our faces for a variety of reasons, but the less contact, the better.

It's hard when it feels like something is in my eye

I've been one-eye sighted since 1995, due to MS.
It's not a huge impediment. In fact, I barely notice it anymore.
I see light on the dead eye, but the middle 15-20% of the field of vision is just a gray blob.
Eye is still perfectly healthy so I can still be a donor.

Mine was from an accident. I can see light also. It feels like there is something hanging down in my eye

Bright is the right word

I have only one good eye due to a childhood injury so I am very nervous. I also have glaucoma that is controlled by drops for the last 15 years.

My Doctor want to do what is called MIGS surgery at the same time he does the cataract. Supposedly it is a tiny shunt that is easily done at the time of the cataract surgery. I am worried and kind of thinking that I do not want to take the chance of complications from the additional surgery? Something happens and I am blind (no backup eye). He says if he has a problem doing it at the time he will just stop at that point.

I was thinking about being able to see closeup...being able to read books and see computer screen...but he said most people are more satisfied if they can see distance and use reading glasses for closeup, I have been near-sighted most of my life (see good up close - glasses for distance).

Any thoughts, based on your experience?

I would think that having glasses for distance really means always wearing glasses to see TV or anything more than a few feet away. Whereas farsightedness means only putting on glasses when you want to read or sew etc.

Having both surgeries at the same time is lessening chances of something going wrong since in essence you are eliminating one surgery ( the anesthesia and chance of infection) what your doctor wants to do is provide drainage so fluid doesn't build up behind your eye from. The glaucoma. My father on law had it and said he was glad he did it. But his glaucoma was really bad by then.

I know how you feel about having only one good eye, but doc screw up aren't plentiful , the risk comes from the anesthesia and chance of infection. So combining both into one lessens your chances of those.

After my cataract surgery, I got 20/20 vision distance after being near-sighted my entire life, and I could distinguish colors much more accurately. I too, still need readers, but I can drive and walk around without specs, so mine was a success.

I hope you have long term improvement as well. Best wishes to you.

And the colors are vivid

but that's only 2-3 weeks if I remember right. Again, best wishes. As I have both eyes still, and had them done one at a time, I can only imagine your trepidation at risking your only organ of sight. Good on you for having the courage, and again I wish you well.