Cataract Surgery

Cataract Eye Drops (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Mike, Kaiser Cafe Entrance - Marin County  2026

I had cataract surgery last December, right eye at the beginning of the month, left eye at the end. First operation with anesthesia, the second without, for fun. It was interesting! Surgery without anesthesia allows you to be aware of everything that's going on in the room, plus all the small talk between the staff. For example, "what's the best Chinese restaurant in Novato?" was one of the topics. ("That one near the car dealership" was the answer.)

Vision is noticeably better, but getting correct glasses for my astigmatism took quite some time. Luckily I was able to use some (quite old) prescription reading glasses which somehow did the trick until the new glasses were delivered.

In the aftermath there was a serious "flare" problem looking at headlights, particularly in the left eye. The doctor attributed the flaring to some scar tissue left over from the operation . . . he zapped the tissue away using a laser. Whoa. I still have a "floater" in the left eye's vision due to the laser treatment. Supposed to go away eventually.