“I accompanied my mum to the hospital for a #cataract operation this week. She is really squeamish about eyes & was incredibly nervous, to the point that she had to be given sedation (they don’t normally use that).
Everyone at the hospital was so kind & supportive of Mum and didn’t make her feel silly for being nervous when most people aren’t. After the op when they made her a cup of sweet tea, they made me one too which I thought was also kind as I wasn’t the patient!”
1/2
Seeing
just half the world—
cataract.
AMP just published!
"Hereditary Hyperferritinemia-Cataract Syndrome: A Case Report"
A Case Report by Carolina Fernandes, Cláudia Diogo, Cristiana Malhó, Filipa Alçada, and Sónia Campos - a work from Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, in Leiria, Portugal.
Full paper here:
https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/22524
It's a small miracle. He hasn't seen this well in 50 years.
It's not what we expected at all. He thought he wouldn't be able to see properly without rigid gas permeable lenses being fitted in about 4 weeks. If you know the condition #keratoconus then you'll understand why it's been so bad.
This surgeon has performed a small miracle and I could tell by the little smile on his face that he was really pleased with his work.
In 4 weeks they'll reassess, but he's actually driving bare eyed for the first time since he was 18! (Such a relief that I won't have to drive everywhere.)
@steven #EllieKPosts #cataract #cataractSurgery #SmallMiracle
This is a personal story I hope will give web designers and user interface experts some food for thought: my experience with reading digital screens with eyesight degraded by cataract. There may be more users with suboptimal vision than usually thought.
https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/paoloamoroso/the-faded-world-my-experience-with-cataract
Aye me hearties. Dad has gone full pirate while he waits for #cataract surgery.
Luckily. I can still perch on his shoulder like a parrot
while Juliet 
keeps guard on our ship of the streets
- Indiana Jones 
#Chihuahuasonbikes
#Chihuahuas
#DogsofMastodon
#LifeInFawkner
#pirate
#Cycling
Just out: Our systematic review on Artificial Intelligence in #Cataract Surgery.
Covers surgical phase recognition, instrument detection, instrument segmentation/tracking, and surgical skill / complication assessment
OA paper at https://tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2793570
Ugh. Nyt alkaa näkyä taas kirjaimet näytöllä. Pupillit ovat hetken aikaa lautasen kokoiset. Kävin näkötutkimuksissa ja saldona:
- Näkökenttä on identtinen vuoden 2008 tutkimustuloksiin verrattuna
- Kaihi ei ole edennyt
- Sillmäpaineet normaalit
- Tarkkuusnäkö hieman heikentynyt
Jatkossa seuranta ainoastaan kaihin vuoksi. 
Put a new fuel filler tube and hoses on the Beast (my old wheelchair van) and now I'm off to my final post #cataract op appointment so I can put that all behind me. Jonesing for chocolate chunk ice cream!
Not supposed to do any heavy lifting after my #cataract surgeries, but the goat pen is a mess! Rose helped me get some raking done.
#白内障 手術後は重労働は禁物ですが、ヤギペンはめちゃくちゃです！ ローズは干し草を集めるのを手伝ってくれました。#ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon
Picked up groceries and put them away. Rain off and on all day will keep me pretty much pinned inside the house, but I got some cheap readers while I was out, so I can at least read again after my #cataract surgery. Ordering new specs next week.
Couldn't wait to get home and give the goats a brushing after my #cataract surgery today. Went very well, no pain or discomfort at all.
今日の #白内障 手術後、家に帰ってヤギたちにブラッシングをしてあげるのが待ちきれませんでした。 とても上手にできて、痛みや違和感は全くありませんでした。#ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon
The two remote lawns that I usually mow on Monday, I was able to do today, so Monday I'll just have the lawns behind my property and I'll be done and can rest before Tuesday's left eye #cataract surgery. Only a couple more weeks in the season!
An interesting observation after I had my #cataract surgery Tuesday:
After I got my right eye cataract fixed, when I took the eye patch off a day later I realized how horribly bright and glaring the yellow font was that I was using on my GoatsLive web site!
It was retina burning bright neon yellow and I was unaware of it since I was only getting about 40% of the available light to my eyes!
My regular viewers and chatters on the site are much happier with it fixed! 
Rose enjoyed her head brushing tonight. Both goat were a bit put off by my #cataract sunglasses until I took them off and showed them my face.
ローズは今夜頭をブラッシングしてもらうのが楽しかったです。 2匹のヤギは、私がサングラスを外して顔を見せるまで、私の#白内障サングラス を少し心配していました。#ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon
After my 1 day post #cataract surgery appointment was over, I came home and treated the goats to some tasty veggies.
#白内障手術 の1日後の予約の後、私はヤギにおいしい野菜をいくつかごちそうしました。
#ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon
One tiny lawn to mow today and I'm taking the rest of the day off, resting for my #cataract surgery tomorrow morning. Of course the regular farm chores still need doing!
The #cataract center I'm having my #surgery at next Tuesday called wanting their co-pay.
I asked where I should deliver it. She was very confused and asked, "Deliver what?"
"The 10 goats and 100 chickens I bartered to have the surgery" I said.
She puts me on hold for 2 minutes, then came back laughing when the surgeon told her I was a goat farmer with a sense of humor!
Gave her my AmEx number and left her with a smile
