The answeris complicated - at least for me.
I had cataract surgery a year ago. Both eyes were repaired. The “better” lenses were purchased ($1K vs 5k). My experience was painless, even pleasant. My vision improved from 20-40 to 20 – 20 with no need to wear glasses for acuity.
However I have a lack of fusion (the eyes don’t bring objects together correctly) and I have glasses for driving. The lack of fusion affected my game for a few months but then seemed to improve with glasses. After wearing the glasses for a few months I no longer need them at the pool table.
Immediately following surgery everything seemed fine. Problems did not crop up for a week or so.
There is very little discussion of photophobia (extreme light sensitivity) following cataract surgery by the physicians. I am among the low percentage of people who got it or who found it aggravated following surgery. My eyes had become more sensitive to light after moving to Florida prior to surgery. In addition, I suspect there is some floating debris following surgery and this contributes to glare around all light sources. For a few months I had to wear three pairs of sunglasses to drive a car. I found that two pair of polarized glasses and welders’ glasses was the best combination for a few months. I continue to wear a baseball cap to eliminate glare from table lights but no longer need polarized sunglasses when playing. The glasses helped with light sensitivity but yielded reduced acuity on length of table shots.
Now, after a year I have started taking “Eye Caps” with Luten and Zeaxanthin. Look closely if you buy as there are different versions of Eye Caps. I also eat a helping of spinach once a week. After two months of following this self-designed treatment regimen I now wear one pair of sunglasses and a ball cap when driving. Things are improving and will get better.
All in all, my vision has improved (vs stayed the same or deteriorated) when playing pool. The surgery was definitely worthwhile. BTW I played pool the evening after I had surgery on the second eye with no real change in my game. I think that after a week or two with the new eyes you notice that you need to change your head position a little and that takes a session or two to get back to your usual high run.
The photophobia problem is a difficult one if you run into it. It took a week or two for it to show up and it got progressively worse. It took me a few months of reading everything I could find on the net before I found a reasonable solution that seems to be working for me. If anyone else has had similar problems drop me a line and I can put together a set of references with links.
I had cataract surgery a year ago. Both eyes were repaired. The “better” lenses were purchased ($1K vs 5k). My experience was painless, even pleasant. My vision improved from 20-40 to 20 – 20 with no need to wear glasses for acuity.
However I have a lack of fusion (the eyes don’t bring objects together correctly) and I have glasses for driving. The lack of fusion affected my game for a few months but then seemed to improve with glasses. After wearing the glasses for a few months I no longer need them at the pool table.
Immediately following surgery everything seemed fine. Problems did not crop up for a week or so.
There is very little discussion of photophobia (extreme light sensitivity) following cataract surgery by the physicians. I am among the low percentage of people who got it or who found it aggravated following surgery. My eyes had become more sensitive to light after moving to Florida prior to surgery. In addition, I suspect there is some floating debris following surgery and this contributes to glare around all light sources. For a few months I had to wear three pairs of sunglasses to drive a car. I found that two pair of polarized glasses and welders’ glasses was the best combination for a few months. I continue to wear a baseball cap to eliminate glare from table lights but no longer need polarized sunglasses when playing. The glasses helped with light sensitivity but yielded reduced acuity on length of table shots.
Now, after a year I have started taking “Eye Caps” with Luten and Zeaxanthin. Look closely if you buy as there are different versions of Eye Caps. I also eat a helping of spinach once a week. After two months of following this self-designed treatment regimen I now wear one pair of sunglasses and a ball cap when driving. Things are improving and will get better.
All in all, my vision has improved (vs stayed the same or deteriorated) when playing pool. The surgery was definitely worthwhile. BTW I played pool the evening after I had surgery on the second eye with no real change in my game. I think that after a week or two with the new eyes you notice that you need to change your head position a little and that takes a session or two to get back to your usual high run.
The photophobia problem is a difficult one if you run into it. It took a week or two for it to show up and it got progressively worse. It took me a few months of reading everything I could find on the net before I found a reasonable solution that seems to be working for me. If anyone else has had similar problems drop me a line and I can put together a set of references with links.
