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<blockquote data-quote="debdebc" data-source="post: 935425" data-attributes="member: 197428"><p>I had both of my cataracts removed 18 months ago. I was driving in the dark one evening and just sort of realised I could not see the road very well! I was told that they were both severe and needed surgery but could take 18 months on the NHS. I was fortunate that my ex-husband still had me named on his health cover and so I went private. I saw a consultant a week later who was concerned as my left eye was so bad that he operated on it the following day. I had the second op a week later. It is only afterwards I realised how bad my vision had been, everything looked so clear and bright, I also realised that my housekeeping skills had declined as there was dust everywhere <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. I was 52 at the time and classed as 'young' to have them, it was thought that it was due to the amount of steroids I had taken. I really think that you need to push to get it done, it must surely be a relatively small cost to the NHS?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="debdebc, post: 935425, member: 197428"] I had both of my cataracts removed 18 months ago. I was driving in the dark one evening and just sort of realised I could not see the road very well! I was told that they were both severe and needed surgery but could take 18 months on the NHS. I was fortunate that my ex-husband still had me named on his health cover and so I went private. I saw a consultant a week later who was concerned as my left eye was so bad that he operated on it the following day. I had the second op a week later. It is only afterwards I realised how bad my vision had been, everything looked so clear and bright, I also realised that my housekeeping skills had declined as there was dust everywhere :). I was 52 at the time and classed as 'young' to have them, it was thought that it was due to the amount of steroids I had taken. I really think that you need to push to get it done, it must surely be a relatively small cost to the NHS? [/QUOTE]
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