Snap.Depends on how old you are, your eyes will still change with ageing.
I am suffering with AMD (Age-related macular degenerationat) at the moment.
Playing havoc with my golf, just lucky I hit the ball straight.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) | National Eye Institute
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that can blur your central vision. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of AMD.www.nei.nih.gov
Have heard good things about it. If glasses aren't working for you for whatever reason, it sounds like good thing to get done. Think recovery time is about a week from what I've heard. I would ask around rather than look at reviews online.Considering this and having a few consultations before I make the move anyone on here had any experience of this ? Good or bad?
how much did it cost to go private?I had a cataract and when I went to see the surgeon at Bournemouth hospital he said one eye can be done on national health but the other eye had the start of one but not bad enough.He gave me the option could go private for the lesser one and that way they fitted prescription lenses so went for it,best thing I ever did not cheap but no glasses now and should never have to again as now plastic lenses.No pain and the next day did not need my glasses and now have near perfect site i had 30 years ago.
Considering this and having a few consultations before I make the move anyone on here had any experience of this ? Good or bad?
just like a car or house, as you get older many of your organs will start to malfunction.I had heard that it doesn't last as long as you think and that you have to have it done again?
Hi Jim,If you can get one on the national health then the surgeon (Mr Rashid) can fit a prescription lense to match in the other eye it cost £3200 for one eye.I know don't really need glasses at all but I got a cheap pair for tv,but everyday out and about no glasses.how much did it cost to go private?
My left eye had a significant cataract, but nowhere near bad enough for NHS treatment yet. I assume I'll still need readers after having the lenses done but at least I'd be able to see the Ted Mac end goal more clearly....
As we understand it , it won’t stop natural degeneration of the eyes or if you have potentially inherited conditions…so there is that possibility…I had heard that it doesn't last as long as you think and that you have to have it done again?
The worst is hitting a lovely shot and not able to see if it landed on the green.Sister in law had it done, first time mostly for vanity as her eyes were healthy. Think she was around 50. She is due to go back again as her vision has changed over the past 20 years.
Cataract surgery is a different thing, as the vision just gets cloudier with time.
Good luck with the AMD, @Kenya Cherrie. My dad had it, I seem to recall there are two kinds ("wet" and "dry"), with one more treatable than the other.
Yeah, it comes and goes for me, depending on the light conditions and where I am with the diabetes and accompanying vision. Good news is I now have to be closer than ever to the green to actually hit it, so I do still see most of the really good ones!The worst is hitting a lovely shot and not able to see if it landed on the green.
The days of seeing it land and knowing exactly where it is are gone, speeded up the game too, as walking up to the ball you knew what club you would need next.