Cataract

[mmerriam]

Things went about as well at the ophthalmologist's as could be expected. My cataract surgery is scheduled for early January 2010, but I have plenty of other medical hoops still to jump through beforehand. In other news, I've lost my mind and agreed to be awake for the eye surgery. They'll use a topical anesthetic to deaden the eye and drugs to keep me sedated.

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[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

It sounds safer than they way they did it on my left eye, which was to put me under, block the eye, and do the surgery. I get the impression there's less risk to the eye this way.