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Yes, I can indeed see better now that I have had my eyelids tacked up. I was having trouble reading the newspaper and the computer monitor screen. I went to see my optometrist and he said, "No, you don't have cataracts. But your problem is your droopy eyelids, and that can be taken care of."
So he made me an appointment with a plastic surgeon in Dothan, 50 miles away. On the initial visit, they measured my eyes, and did a lot of tests, etc. and made pictures. I didn't include the before and after photos taken at the Dr's office. They were terrible!!
The photos here are just some of my photos I have on hand. On the left you can see the droopy eyelids and on the right, after surgery. I've also lost some weight in the photo on the right. My cheeks aren't as fat!
Eyelid surgery (I don't know the medical term) is more uncomfortable than painful. You have to put ice packs on your eyes off and on for 20 minute intervals during the first 24 hours. (I didn't get up at night to do this.) This was to prevent bruising and black eyes, etc. It worked. I never had any black/blue spots on my face from the surgery. I used ziplock bags of frozen peas. I would put one bag back in the freezer and take out another to always have frozen peas, one bag for each eye.
Unfortunately I was allergic to the antibiotic ointment they gave me to put inside my eyes and after doing this for a couple of days and having red eyes and burning, I called the Dr's office, and they said to stop using the ointment immediately. And the problem cleared up.
After about a week, my eyes were feeling much better and when I returned to have the stitches removed, I was dismissed and the Dr. said my operation was a success.
The first thing I noticed after having the surgery was that I could read the entire page of the newspaper without having to turn my head from side to side, or look up or down. What a difference it made in repairing my droopy eye lids.
I can't believe I don't have cataracts, at my age. I guess that will come a little later when I am in my 80's? Jim had his cataracts removed this spring, and no longer has to wear glasses. He bought a pair of reading glasses to see the computer screen since he has to sit so far back at his new computer desk. He has worn glasses all his life, almost. They implanted a new lens in each eye and it's a miracle how much better he can see.
