March 5, 2026 Floaties

 Floaties

No, these I will write about this evening are not for fun in the water.  Like these on my youngest grandsons.

The Dad is middle age, the babes are grown

No, this is about that aggravating junk that can impair your vision.  That debris that floats in and out of our vision.  My left eye had a black one that would float in on my peripheral vision from the outer corner of my eye.  That might not be a problem for most folks.  For me as a driver of a hybrid auto it was a big deal.  People and animals do not hear my car moving all the time.  Hubby and I know to be on special alert for this situation.  The floater would move into my vision causing me to slam on my brakes.  Slamming on brakes in the traffic of Austin Texas is asking for a rear-end accident.

Read more about floaters here.

During the prep work for last year's cataract surgeries I asked about a procedure for floatie removal.  A friend in Missouri told me he was having procedure soon.  I did not know something existed.  Doctor gave me a quick explanation and noted an on-staff doctor was available.   I decided right there that the floaters were on target to be eliminated.  Jump forward to the required time past cataract surgery and and appointment is scheduled at the end of December.  Surgery on the black floater was January 8.  Once the recovery period was over, my vision was the best ever.  That combined with the cataract surgery for sure.  I use readers rather than have paid $$$$ for the cataract lens to be for multivision.  

This morning at 4:00 AM we rose sort of tumumbled, gradually raised our heads then our bodies off the bed and prepped for the surgery.  I can stay up all night better than I can get up early.  But I did it and we were the first at the surgery center, 5:35 AM.   Surgery took place at 7:00 promptly.   We were home before 9:00 AM.  Yes, my eye area is sore.  Here is a video showing the procedure.  It is not for the faint of heart.  I go in the morning to have the bandage removed.  It will take about 10 days to be mostly back to normal.

Normal for me will be when my eyes track together.  There were pain numbing injections into the eye muscles.  Those are sore like anywhere you get a shot.  Those muscles do not want to react thereby one eye moves faster than the other.  Double vision is the result.   The last eye took about 10 days.  Until they work together the way I want, no driving.  Of course there are lifting and bending restrictions for a period of time.  The vision improvement is well worth the short inconvenience.

Thanks for stopping by for a look!

Janice