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Glad to hear it, Bruce! I"m glad everything went well. Best wishes, Linda _____________________ Linda M. Feltner Artist LLC Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, President 520.803.0538 www.lindafelter.com On 2/27/17 7:03 AM, Bruce Bartrug wrote: > Just a quick note to follow up. The choice I made in focal length for > cataract surgery worked fine. My right eye focuses about 10.5 inches > distant and the left an inch or two farther. Which gives me a little > depth of field at "standard operating distance." There is zero > accommodation with cataract replacement lenses, so the slight > difference gives me some flexibility when doing close work. Although > still near-sighted, I'm almost half as myopic as I was before. I can > use my old reading glasses to drive with :). > > Note that before cataract surgery contact lenses can be inserted that > give approximate results, so you can test your newish eye before the > surgery is completed. > > The surgery is a cinch. It takes about 10 minutes and there is little > or no pain or discomfort. A mildly viscous gel is applied to the eye > before surgery which contains both dilating agents and an anesthetic, > lidocaine. Light sensitivity is gone the next morning. Within 48 > hours the "scratch" that is the 3mm wide incision is no longer > apparent and the eye is useful at its new focal length. It can take a > few more days for vision to settle down and clear up completely. The > clarity of the edges and colors is a welcome change. > > I have to wait a couple weeks to get another pair of glasses, but I > can do art work and photography, and drive to town, so I'm set for the > duration. > > Cheers, > bruce > > -- > Bruce Bartrug > Nobleboro, Maine, USA > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > www.brucebartrug.com <http://www.brucebartrug.com> > > •The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but > because of those who look on and do nothing. - Albert Einstein > •In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the > silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv