My left lens is gone! It happened yesterday and went according to plan. I wore a transparent eye cover for the remainder of the day and to sleep with. Today, no patch except for sleeping. Then for three nights. Eye drops three times per day. The eye drops are some special compound compounded by a compounding pharmacy. (Is that a compound sentence?) My guess is that the compound contains a slug of antibiotic plus lubricants of some sort.
My left eye vision uncorrected seems good. I now see how my vision is tinted yellow by the color my right lens has become. Of course, everything is brighter.
It was interesting to sit there (recline there?) and feel the poke in the eye and the vacuuming process, which, indeed, sounded like the device was hoovering out material. The anesthesiologist said that any time I wanted more joy, all I had to do was ask. I didn't. It really was no more uncomfortable then dentistry--certainly less pain--more a matter comparatively of having to assume the position for a time longer than one wanted to. I had some concern last night that my BIPAP mask would not seal well because of the eye patch. Not a problem.
And, yes, the waiting for the surgery was much longer than the process itself.
Right eye in two weeks.....
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