They have been watching me for 10 years. On my last visit, the Dr. said they could no longer correct my sight to 20 20. It's now 20 30 in one eye. He says it will be needed is a few years.

Everyone I know came thru the procedure with no problem; glad they did it.


Russ

My left eye can be corrected by glasses to 20/20. 20/50 is the closest they can com with the right one. I'll be glad to get it done, and aren't we blessed to be around when this wonderful procedure is possible!!

Good luck Don...glasses ain't so bad.

Don, both my wife and I had the surgery done, it was a breeze – except for my worrying about it. The worst part for me was putting in the eye drops and my first shower. My wife talked with the surgeon throughout the procedure, but there’s nothing much that can stop from talking. (smile)

Let me put this in caps:
YOUR CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE 2 TO 3 WEEKS AFTER SURGERY, be careful, allow for the healing. You will find that it was all worth it --- when you see what you saw years ago. Bright and colorful.

$5,700 out-of-pocket sounds high, do you have insurance? Without the extra lenses my price was less than half of what you are paying. I do have insurance.
John C.

If you need a loan, I would ask Gary, he’s one great guy. Or possibly Donny. Forget Bernnie, he's a bit tight.

That's IF I have the elective part. Insurance pays for the cataract surgery.

Medicare Part A will cover the standard, hard lens implant surgery, but the soft corrective lenses are not covered by any insurance carrier and strictly an out of pocket deal. We have a separate Blue-Cross/Blue-Shield eye insurance program, but the implants are excluded from the coverage. It just covers the basics.

The hard lenses can fog up after 3 or more years, however, this is quickly corrected with a simple, painless laser procedure done in office. The soft, corrective lenses can pop free. I had a bad coughing spell a few months ago and suddenly went blind in my left eye. The blindness was kind of weird, everything turned grey - not black, but the with some saline eye drops, the problem resolved in a few hours. Really scary, though. The eye doc said she didn't have a clue what happened, but some online research revealed this can happen.

Good luck,

Gary

I have private insurance not Medicare, except for the hospitalization part.
As I said, the cataract part is covered, but not the corrective part. Not worth $5700. at this point in my life.
I noticed while playing golf today that it is getting worse, so won't put it off for long.
Thanks everybody!