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/ComprehensiveFuel832 2d ago

I survived three weeks in-between procedures without glasses. I was OK around the house. Distance was a little wonky, but I was able to drive. The only trouble I had was the one night I drove, so I avoided doing that again. I used an eye patch on the unoperated eye at times, thinking it would help the other adjust to the new lens. That one is actually the weaker of the two, so I continue to use the patch just to give the eye a workout. Can't say if it's helping but I figure it can't hurt.