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I'm posting this in the general discussion because it could apply to PALS, CALS, and anyone else who wants to rid themselves of glasses.
In September, the FDA approved Alcon Panoptix lenses. They have been used in Europe for several years with great success.
These lenses allow people who wear progressive lens glasses or bifocals to see distance, mid-range, and close up, just like progressive glasses. They have had a similar lens in the US that is also great but Panoptix surpasses it for reading.
After my first implant, for the first time since my 30s, I could read without glasses. Yesterday I had the second eye done. Today, when I went for my post-op, my doctor cleared me to drive without glasses. He was happy with how both eyes were doing.
One of the reasons I posted it here is that I'm a big advocate of taking care of your general health. I've read too many stories of PALS who waited to have a tooth extracted or kept putting off routine physical exams and I do understand.
My brother, who suffers from early-stage Alzheimer's disease, had one cataract done five years ago and didn't do the other until last November. They did one for distance and the other for closeup. His brain is having a hard time adjusting to the one they did in November but he can read and doesn't need glasses. He is 84.
Hopefully, some of the newly diagnosed people will make sure they do general health care. One PALS on FB had to have major dental work after he was vented and, I imagine, it was much more difficult.
In September, the FDA approved Alcon Panoptix lenses. They have been used in Europe for several years with great success.
These lenses allow people who wear progressive lens glasses or bifocals to see distance, mid-range, and close up, just like progressive glasses. They have had a similar lens in the US that is also great but Panoptix surpasses it for reading.
After my first implant, for the first time since my 30s, I could read without glasses. Yesterday I had the second eye done. Today, when I went for my post-op, my doctor cleared me to drive without glasses. He was happy with how both eyes were doing.
One of the reasons I posted it here is that I'm a big advocate of taking care of your general health. I've read too many stories of PALS who waited to have a tooth extracted or kept putting off routine physical exams and I do understand.
My brother, who suffers from early-stage Alzheimer's disease, had one cataract done five years ago and didn't do the other until last November. They did one for distance and the other for closeup. His brain is having a hard time adjusting to the one they did in November but he can read and doesn't need glasses. He is 84.
Hopefully, some of the newly diagnosed people will make sure they do general health care. One PALS on FB had to have major dental work after he was vented and, I imagine, it was much more difficult.