I apologize for not addressing some of the issues raised in the
replies to my original message sooner. I've been quite busy lately.

Michael Dwyer wrote:
"However, 'cataract surgery' might mean removing your natural lens and
losing the ability to focus. Converting to fixed-focus doesn't seem
like a 'fix', so much as 'it beats being totally blind'."

There are new cataract lenses that simulate your eye's natural
focusing mechanism. I'm sure it's not perfect, but it's better than
fixed-focus. Of course it's much less ideal than not having
cataracts, but at least there's an option if the worse case scenario
occurs.

" That said, although I know nothing about the eye center you've chosen, I
tend to look down on laser-shops. I think a surgeon at a cataract shop
is going to be more experienced than one at a laser shop. My
recommendation is to look for elderly people in the waiting rooms. I
think that's a plus."

Actually, when I went in there was nobody in the waiting room. Not
sure if that's good or bad... it's a small office.

After a lot of deliberation, I decided that I either had to find a way
to get the surgery done sooner, or wait until early next year. I
asked why the surgery had to wait until November, and was told that it
was because of the proctor that would be overseeing the surgery. I
was also told that another surgeon could do my procedure sooner, so I
opted for that. This surgeon has done a total of 20 of the Visian ICL
procedures, so that eases my mind about that a little.

I have my iridotomy scheduled for this Friday, with my first eye being
done the following Friday. The second eye will be done two weeks
later. I don't like waiting two weeks between eyes, but it beats
waiting three months to get the procedure done. This gives me time
before our Thanksgiving traveling to heal and deal with any concerns
that might arise.

I'm starting to get a little nervous, but I cannot wait until I can
see clearly without dealing with glasses or contacts.

Josh