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shadow puppet said:
The halos I saw immediately following surgery were psychadelic crazy but wore off fairly quickly.
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I did the multi-focals, so I kind of expected some halos. But where the nurse dilated me so hard, we were taking our daughter to swim practice and since it was December, it was already dark. So as we are driving down the interstate I was seeing huge bright halos from all the headlights. At first I though Oh, No! What have I done getting multi-focals. Turns out I was so dilated I was getting reflections off the outer edge of the implant.

shadow puppet said:
But man, I could not believe the color and detail I could see following the procedure. I remember watching some Nat Geo show that evening and seeing a close up of a snake. It was WILD. I felt like I was seeing in HD!
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I started wearing glasses in 4th grade and contacts in 7th. So for 30+ years, my vision was good, but not great. I have a slight astigmatism, but not bad. Just bad enough to keep the contacts from giving me perfect vision, but not bad enough to have gone to Toric's. They did some limbal relaxing incisions when I was having my surgery to minimize it. One eye worked, the other didn't, but not bad enough to get them lasered.

And, yes once you see the way you can see with implants, it is like you have been missing something. What's fun now is I am getting to the age where all my friends are pulling out their readers, but with my multi's, I can see my phone, the menu, a book, etc. It just has to be a certain distance.

The one thing I have not experienced is dry eyes. My dad used prescription drops and mom used OTC. But for the most part it hasn't been an issue for me. That may change in AZ, but so far I've been good.

Good luck @Alli !
 
Decent Brother phoned earlier today (during lunchtime); bless him, he thought that today was the anniversary (the fourth) of my mother's (well, our mother's) death, but that is actually tomorrow; he was shocked, poor chap.

Anyway, as always, we had a nice chat.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
Decent Brother phoned earlier today (during lunchtime); bless him, he thought that today was the anniversary (the fourth) of my mother's (well, our mother's) death, but that is actually tomorrow; he was shocked, poor chap.

Anyway, as always, we had a nice chat.
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My commiserations on tomorrow. Hopefully you can do something nice to remember her by. Perhaps listening to ABBA, having one of those nice cakes from the French bakery and a nice glass of something.
 
Apple fanboy said:
My commiserations on tomorrow. Hopefully you can do something nice to remember her by. Perhaps listening to ABBA, having one of those nice cakes from the French bakery and a nice glass of something.
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An excellent idea, thank you.

She adored the almond and chocolate croissants from the French bakery, so, whenever the carer or I were purchasing the usual weekly French bread order we always added some almond and chocolate croissants for Mother.

In fact, yesterday, when I finally collected the bread I had had to cancel on Saturday (on account of having to spend around ten hours in A&E), I also had a coffee in the French bakery (their coffee, not surprisingly, is excellent) with an academic friend, and while I was awaiting the arrival of my friend, Mother, and the greedy and uninhibited delight she took in devouring her almond and chocolate croissants from the French bakery, crossed my mind and memory.
 
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shadow puppet said:
I could not believe the color and detail I could see following the procedure. I remember watching some Nat Geo show that evening and seeing a close up of a snake. It was WILD. I felt like I was seeing in HD!
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Biological lenses block the near UV that replacement lenses admit, so the HD you are seeing is partly due to extended color perception.
 
Collected my meat order from the organic butcher's stall, and had a haircut; my Christmas beer (mostly Trappistes Rochefort and St Bernardus) was also delivered.
 
Vegetables and fruit have been delivered; most of the stalls in the market plan to take several weeks off (well, nothing is growing), and the vast majority will not put in an appearance before mid January, while several don't plan to return until well into February or March.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
Vegetables and fruit have been delivered; most of the stalls in the market plan to take several weeks off (well, nothing is growing), and the vast majority will not put in an appearance before mid January, while several don't plan to return until well into February or March.
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The huge veggie farm plus some local farm stands here all shut down right after they sell their winter squashes and root veggies in late November. Of course the supermarkets have fresh produce year round, but "fresh" is a relative term, isn't it. Those farm stands won't open again until May when they bring out transplanted seedlings for us veggie gardeners to transplant again at least once until setting out in June.

Well the solstice is behind us now, so spring must be just around the corner. :ROFLMAO: (yes, a total joke)

Today for me is a some last minute gift wrapping of things destined to land with a couple of local friends, and then cooking ahead a little for the weekend. My family tends more and more to "do Christmas" in the spring... so the holiday is a movable feast for us, not anchored to the actual date any more, which suits those of us in the northern climes just fine.

Otherwise back to a book about Philadelphia during the time Ed Rendell was mayor, back in the 90s. It's the intro I chose while considering that city as potential subject of my 2023 "deep dive." Always wanted to know more about a place with so much significance in USA history, as well as having become for awhile practically the center of world attention for American innovation and industrial progress. In the meantime I'm enjoying the bio of Rendell a lot.
 
Yoused said:
Biological lenses block the near UV that replacement lenses admit, so the HD you are seeing is partly due to extended color perception.
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Did not know that. Thanks!

Is that also why those with implants are generally more sensitive to bright lights? I was always more sensitive than others due to light blue eyes, but after my surgery I wear polarized sunglasses almost all the time I am outside. Even on cloudy days.
 
First cataract successfully removed this morning. Took no time at all, and I was home by 9 a.m. Took a lengthy nap, and spent the rest of the day putting in eye drops every hour. I feel great. Looking forward to getting the left eye done in 2 weeks.
 
Kudos to you! One eye done, one to go....and today's procedure went great! What more could one ask?? Keep us posted as things progress and especially how much of a difference you notice now in your vision in the one eye....
 
Today I’m going to see the optometrist for the post-surgery check. I’d love to go get a pedicure, but I think I’ve missed the window for that. Besides, in this weather nobody will be seeing my feet. 😂
 
Sitting here posting via Hotspot.

Lost power last night at 2:30. Generator is up and running, but the cable box at the end of the street needs power for its amplifier and Comcast hasn't made it out with a generator yet.

And it's COLD. Not much snow, only about an inch, but that is on top of a layer of ice. So probably won't be going anywhere today.
 
Headed into the city to collect my French bread, and also, to collect a tarte tatin (I am different to Christmas cake, but I love a good tarte tatin) that was prepared for me by the wonderful chef in my favourite restaurant an award winning (Michelin Gourmand bib) place.

Bless them, they close today and shall remain shut until January 3, to allow their staff a decent break.

The cheesemonger shall deliver my cheese tomorrow.
 
Ordering a cake for the upcoming wedding. It boggles my mind how flour, sugar, and eggs can add up to nearly $1000, and that is for a simple two tier (8" an 12") vanilla and chocolate cake with buttercream.
 
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