Seeing through new eyes

I have just gone through an interesting process connected with "OLD AGE."  It came about when I realized I was having terrible difficulty driving...especially at night.  I would look at the tail lights ahead of me and the headlights coming towards me and it was like a magnificent 4th of July fireworks show.  All I could see would be bursts of red and white pyrotechnics, filling the entire road in front of me.  It was at this point I decided I should NOT drive at night any longer.

Instead, I went to see my friendly ophthalmologist, who confirmed that I had cataracts that were ripe and ready to be removed.  No wonder I was having a hard time seeing the white lines.  They were no longer white, but tan in color and not NEARLY as obvious.

I had my first surgery on March 12th, and I was stunned that I was able to see so clearly with my left eye.  The inserted  a toric lens, which corrects the astigmatism.  I could actually read with that eye, something I had not done in over 40 years.

Since my prescription was so strong, the doctor decided to do the second one in two weeks, instead of waiting the usual 6 weeks.  He said I would feel like I was walking with one leg shorter than the other. Actually, I did have contact lenses which helped that immensely, but I still saw a lot of double as the day wore on and my eyes tired.

I had the second one done 2 days ago, on the 26th.  I am not so thrilled with this one.  My two eyes are very different...actually worse than when I was wearing the contact lens.  I complained about what seems like a film over the eye.  Everything is cloudy (which it had been on that eye since he first dilated my eyes over a month ago.)  He assures me all is well, but I am worried.  I cannot read close up with that eye AT ALL, but I can read the TV better with that eye than the left one, but the film is still there.  I suppose this can all be corrected with glasses, but I don't think it is going to turn out like I  hoped.  I have no issue with wearing glasses, but I was hoping it would just be readers.  Oh well.

 Sometimes things don't always go as planned.  The positive thing is that I can go without glasses if I ever do any more stage work.    I hope the double vision eventually clears up, but I have a feeling they might have done the wrong measurements for the right eye lens.