Tube shunt insertion today for glaucoma.
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
I don't know why that quote keeps coming to mind; I still have both eyes, but one is covered with bandages and a cup. I opted for general anesthesia even though my dr said only 2% of his patients do. I'm glad I did. We drove in to Boston at crack-of-dawn and followed all instructions and now I'm home.
The hope is that my poor vision in that eye will deteriorate more slowly now. The very good luck is that my other eye is my reading eye, and with glasses I can still drive.
I try to look on the bright (sorta) side: I've been able to see for 80 years come November. Many can't say that.
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(665 posts)I had detached retina in left eye. After 4 surgeries, I can barely see light through that eye. Right eye still good.
One eye will have to do at age 73. I
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