RollingB: When I mentioned the ideas up above I was aiming to give people with simple sight problems that come with the ageing process a few things to think about. I know each one of them works because I've used them.
I am only telling the rest of this story to help those who have the problem I had. Understanding a problem helps people take the fear out of it.
I've been more fortunate than some people. My vision kept getting worse and worse. I had difficulty seeing at night and things weren't much better in the daytime.
At night, a single light looked like a halo of 20 or more lights and when shooting, even the peep sights didn't help. I would see three front sights at the same time, so I finely went to an Optometrist who said, and I quote: "I cant do a damn thing for you. You have Cataracts in both of your eyes and your having the lenses replaced is the only option. Your lenses are clouded and they will only get worse."
This un-nerving advice was unsettling but I resolved that having the operation done was better than going totally blind.
I am fortunate in living in a big city. There are a number of skilled doctors who could do the job.
For those who face this, permit me to say with a good doctor not only will he replace the lens but the new lens he installs will bring your sight back almost to your younger days. My vision now is 20-30 for anything further than 3 1/2 feet. This means I don't need glasses except when reading or trying to see my rear open sight when shooting with open sights
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My Doctor wanted to only do one eye at a time so I had the left one done first.
The procedure is painless and only took about 15 minutes. The relaxer they gave me wasn't as strong as one can of beer so there was little danger from it.
The incision is so small it doesn't even need a stitch. Although your natural lens is quite large, they shatter it with ultrasound and remove the pieces thru this tiny cut. The lens they install is also small, but it has self centering features which align it with the center of the iris.
The only special thing I had to do was wear a protective eye patch at night and put drops in my eye every night and morning for a week. When the left eye was healed, the doctor worked on the right eye with equal success.
There is a risk that the operation may not work, but in my case I figured what the hell, I'm going blind anyway.
Following these operations I would go outside and sit and just look at things! Trees! Leaves! Birds! Bugs! Totally amazing!
I thank God and modern medicine for restoring my sight.
I have never been sorry I went thru this. If you are diagnosed with this problem, I say go for the replacement. You won't believe the difference until you see it.
