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Old Crank

(4,670 posts)
Thu Dec 21, 2023, 09:41 AM Dec 2023

Cataracts, bummer

Today I found why I was having issues with camera focus through my viewfinder. Of course it is my right eye. In the next couple of months I will get the surgery. Probably set both eyes at distance and put up with reading glasses. Right now if I do a lot of reading I'll take my glasses off.
That should be good for the viewfinder since I think on 35mm it is set at or effectively infinity.

Fun stuff.

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Cataracts, bummer (Original Post) Old Crank Dec 2023 OP
Will be holding good thoughts for successful procedures. niyad Dec 2023 #1
Check into the lenses that allow near, far, and MOMFUDSKI Dec 2023 #2
No trouble with halos? Old Crank Dec 2023 #7
All the best! MLAA Dec 2023 #3
I've been warned of the same in my future HAB911 Dec 2023 #4
My eye doctor said Old Crank Dec 2023 #5
Best of luck with your surgery. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2023 #6
Hoping to drop the driving restriction Old Crank Dec 2023 #8
Good luck with your surgery. Callalily Dec 2023 #9
I had the surgery two years ago. Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2023 #10
Good luck! usonian Dec 2023 #11
Diagnosed two weeks ago Mousetoescamper Dec 2023 #12
This is the fun part of aging Old Crank Dec 2023 #13
 

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)
2. Check into the lenses that allow near, far, and
Thu Dec 21, 2023, 09:52 AM
Dec 2023

mid-range and never wear glasses again. Husband and I few years back paid $7000 for that. We couldn’t be happier.

Old Crank

(4,670 posts)
5. My eye doctor said
Thu Dec 21, 2023, 12:02 PM
Dec 2023

After 60. I'm 72 so borrowed time. 40 is when people with normal vision need longer arms to read....

greatauntoftriplets

(176,860 posts)
6. Best of luck with your surgery.
Thu Dec 21, 2023, 12:11 PM
Dec 2023

I had both done (a month) apart 12 years ago. After wearing glasses since I was 8, I hadn't needed them since.

Old Crank

(4,670 posts)
8. Hoping to drop the driving restriction
Thu Dec 21, 2023, 01:12 PM
Dec 2023

That would be nice. Plus if I do it might extend my license date for renewal out 15 more years.

Callalily

(15,013 posts)
9. Good luck with your surgery.
Thu Dec 21, 2023, 01:32 PM
Dec 2023

Also, eye drops help; before and after surgery. Keep those eyes lubricated!

Not everyone is lucky enough to have halos eliminated after cataract surgery. Everyone is different.

usonian

(13,879 posts)
11. Good luck!
Thu Dec 21, 2023, 11:24 PM
Dec 2023

I am so nearsighted that I have to take my glasses off to see the big display and put them on to use the viewfinder.

When the time comes, I'll have to decide whether to keep the near vision, with glasses for everything else, or get some far vision (which I haven't had since childhood) and use readers for everything else.

OK for now, and to be honest, I use a set of reading glasses that focus about as far as a computer screen, and I get along pretty well with them around the home. Things are just a little bit out of focus but what's findable is findable.

I manually focused for a very long time, but recent autofocus implementations have been excellent. I still use manual focus with focus peaking, but can get away about 99% of the time with the auto. (The old film camera keeps me honest)

Hint: when my glasses fall from the easy chair, I use the phone with a magnifier app (or the camera). It focuses where it needs to and the screen is as far as I can see. It's like an extra "eye" ... a monocular, though.

I use the phone a lot in stores, where prices and such are either way too small, or too high or too low.

I always thank Trader Joe's for making really big signs for the products.

Mousetoescamper

(5,180 posts)
12. Diagnosed two weeks ago
Fri Dec 22, 2023, 01:22 AM
Dec 2023

The cataract is in my dominant eye, the left. I, too, have been having trouble manually focusing through the viewfinder for the past few months. I've also had trouble focusing while driving, especially at night. I go in for a comprehensive exam with a surgeon in three weeks.

I've stopped using my glasses for anything but driving, which is now limited to short trips in the daytime.

The eyes saw me through 67 years. I'm otherwise healthy but now wondering what other parts are going to need replacement or repair.

Best wishes for your surgery. Maybe we can compare notes after our work is done.

Old Crank

(4,670 posts)
13. This is the fun part of aging
Fri Dec 22, 2023, 04:09 AM
Dec 2023

I guess, assuming an otherwise healthy eye, is the type of lens you will get.
I have heard that some, or sometimes, you can get halos around lights. I would like to avoid those. I appear to have no macular or retinal degeneration. So, in theory, it should be as quick and easy as it gets.

Best of luck.

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