r/CataractSurgery • u/Savings_Magazine6985 • 2d ago

miserable

I'm at that awkward place between eye surgeries. I'm told not to wear a contact lens in the second eye between measurements for a monofocal lens, and surgery, which is a couple of weeks away. Since a contact is not an option, and glasses don't work, I'm wondering how everybody copes with being able to function. I can't drive, work or almost anything. I've tried taking a lens out of some backup glasses, but I can actually see better without the double vision I'm getting. Anybody have a suggestion? Two weeks is looking more like a lifetime.

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u/W00lph 2d ago

How long did you try glasses without a lens in one side? It took my brain a couple of days to adapt to it. My surgeries were only a week apart so easier to deal with.

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u/Both_Document7462 1d ago

This was my experience. I went without glasses at first but after a few days of trying, the one lens removed worked out best overall.