Cataract Surgery at age 43
Last Thursday, February 18, 2021, I had a cataract removed from my right eye and received a new, multifocal lens, which allows me to see better than I have in over 30 years. It's insane how much the inability to see from that eye was hindering me mentally. I first started noticing that my vision was declining in that eye about 2-3 years ago. My thought at first was that it was related to my contact. I thought it was buildup. But it was frustrating because I would change contacts and within a matter of days, I would notice the same issue. It appeared to be just a small smudge on my contact. I've been wearing contacts since I was a sophomore in high school, so I was familiar with the occasional smudge. This didn't seem any different, except that it was happening far more regularly. Eventually I decided it was due to the toric (for astigmatism) lens that I had, as prior to those I was wearing regular contacts and it didn't seem to be as bad. So I made an appointment and sw