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It was very successful. They only perform the surgery on one eye at a time. Medicare covers it in full. There is some drops to use for a week or so afterward, but that is all. You will need to have someone drive you to the appointment for the surgery and drive you home. A follow up visit to the surgeon a week or so later as I recall, and that was it. Absolutely no pain is involved, as numbing drops are put in your eye. It is all very high tech now, and you may be instructed not to drive for a couple of days, however, the results are so worth it! I am seeing better than ever now. My main symptom was decreased night vision. I was seeing halos around streetlights and other car headlights. It is an outpatient surgery with excellent results and virtually no down time. My husband had cataracts also, and he goes to the VA and has Medicare and a supplement. He chose to go outside the VA for the surgery and used the same surgeon I used because the doctor's office and surgical center was much closer to us and it took less waiting time to schedule. Good luck!!