Cataracts: What can I expect? How to prepare?

Posted by wisfamily @wisfamily, Jun 5 7:03pm

We have an elderly parent who will be getting cataract surgery.

I would love to hear about people's experiences with this . How yours went, what to expect, things that didnt go well , what to look out for etc..
She is 79 and resides with us so she will have help with care afterwards. and isnt on her own. Her health is moderately ok.

She plans to choose to have distance vision and use readers for close up.

Thanks in advance!

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mayoconnectuser1 | @mayoconnectuser1 | 16 hours ago

In reply to @frouke "I’m shocked by the difference in the cost between the traditional surgery, the doctor described it..." + (show)

I seen hundreds of videos of conventional cataract surgery - no biggie, certainly not messy, nor was I uncomfortable with mine - nor is the outcome any different between the two types. Doctors do, however, make a lot more on the surgeries using laser devices - and more surgeries help them amortize the cost of the laser device itself.