On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:00:25 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 2/22/2024 1:09 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>
>> Drivel 3: I'm done with cataract surgery. I passed the final
>> inspection yesterday. Vision is greatly improved and no major
>> problems. One remaining minor problem is photophobia (sensitivity to
>> light). I still need to wear sunglasses in bright sunlight, which
>> fortunately is currently rather scarce in the gloom of winter.
>
>Glad that went well. I suspect most of us will go through that some day.

I think that's true. When my problems started, I thought I had an
unusual problems. After I started asking questions of friends and
customers, I soon discovered that almost everyone over age 65 has had
cataract surgery. It's quite common:

"A Brief Look at Cataract Statistics"
<https://www.eyeops.com/blog/a-brief-look-at-cataract-statistics>
"About half of Americans will have cataracts by the age of 75."
"There are more than 2 million cataract surgeries performed in the
United States each year."

I tried to think back in time when I starting having vision problems.
The first signs were in about 2000(?), when my eyeglass prescription
started showing signs increasing changes. Near the end, a
prescription which used to last about 10 years was only lasting about
3 months. The last attempt to produce a working eyeglass prescription
failed completely and was no better than the previous non-working
prescription. The problem was the changes initially were so slow that
I didn't notice them.

Ask me in a month or two what my out of pocket cost was for the 20%
not covered by Medicare.

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Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558