We went to the ophthalmologist and she said I needed cataract surgery. After thinking about it a little I realize, of course I need cataract surgery. That’s what the ophthalmologist does. They do eye exams and surgery. They don’t sell glasses. We’ve always gone to the optometrist for eye exams before.
I always had perfect vision. At about 40 years old, I started losing the ability to focus close-up. That’s absolutely normal and easily managed with reading glasses. Now I’m losing some vision in one eye due to the cataract, but I have another eye that works just fine. If I cover my right eye, there is a degradation in my vision, but if I cover my left eye, or don’t cover either eye, I don’t notice any decrease in vision at all, except for up close.
I’m sure the cataract surgery and lens replacement is a great solution when it’s time, but $6,000, and surgery to my eyeballs, seems like an extreme fix for a defect that is not causing me any trouble. It feels like a $6,000 solution to a $200 problem.
I think I’ll go to our optometrist in Colorado (who sells glasses) and see what solution she suggests.
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