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GeorgeC Oldtimer Offline ASSRA 11411 Posts: 521 Location: Madison, IN Joined: Dec 27^th, 2012	Re: Lens for Scope Use After Cataract Surgery Reply #30 - Jan 9^th, 2016 at 9:08pm	Print Post
	I had cataract surgery in 2011. Right eye one week and left eye the next week. Opted for the toric lenses. Wore glasses most of my life. Now only wear glasses for reading and close-up. Never had a problem. Rear sight aperture edges little fuzzy, but front sights and targets clear. Same way with scope's (Unertl & Lyman) crosshairs.

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Rick4070 Participating Member Offline Posts: 36 Joined: Dec 17^th, 2015	Re: Lens for Scope Use After Cataract Surgery Reply #31 - Jan 13^th, 2016 at 7:27pm	Print Post
	A very interesting and educational thread! I am going in on Feb. 8th. for cataract surgery on my right eye, the left one is still O.K., with just a very small amount of clouding on the upper portion of the lens. Has anyone addressed the affect of recoil with their eye surgeon? While not single shots, I wonder if I'll be able to shoot my .338 Win. Mag. and my .505 Gibbs after healing up after surgery. My eye surgeon had never heard of either of those calibers, so probably has no idea...


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Lens for Scope Use After Cataract Surgery Reply #32 - Jan 13^th, 2016 at 7:39pm	Print Post
	They told me not to shoot for a month or 2 20 years ago. Never shot any of those big guns. Limited it to little things like 45-100 with 550 grain LR bullets

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Rick4070 Participating Member Offline Posts: 36 Joined: Dec 17^th, 2015	Re: Lens for Scope Use After Cataract Surgery Reply #33 - Jan 14^th, 2016 at 11:04am	Print Post
	Well, that tells me that recoil might not be an issue, I doubt that the surgeon ever heard of a .45-100 either...


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Lens for Scope Use After Cataract Surgery Reply #34 - Jan 14^th, 2016 at 1:18pm	Print Post
	It should not be, but the dr will tell you how long.

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svartkruttgris#369 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2980 Location: Colorado, Norway, Sweden Joined: Oct 28^th, 2014	Re: Lens for Scope Use After Cataract Surgery Reply #35 - Jan 14^th, 2016 at 6:41pm	Print Post
	Word from my cataract surgeon yesterday, during day after surgery check up, was "After one week you can do whatever vigerous physical activity you normally do". That would be cross country skiing for me. We did not talk about rifles of any kind or stuff like boxing or banging heads. So far, two days after surgery, vision in eye is improving steadily and now is similar to or better than that of my previous "best" eye. Happily, bad wrinkle in retina is now down to a very modest "bend". Astigmatism may be totally gone. Happiness!, with reason to think there is more to come. Grisen


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Rick4070 Participating Member Offline Posts: 36 Joined: Dec 17^th, 2015	Re: Lens for Scope Use After Cataract Surgery Reply #36 - Feb 17^th, 2016 at 2:10pm	Print Post
	Well, I went in the 8th., the prep time took much longer than the surgery, the biggest pain I felt was when the poked the IV needle into the back of my hand, and that wasn't bad at all. Back today for check up, the Dr. said I can go back to regular activities, and also got fitted for new glasses also. I asked if he had ever heard of a lens popping out from recoil or anything, and he said that no, but he had seen things like that from getting hit in the face with deployed airbags.. He also said to try and avoid letting the scope hit me in the eyebrow.....


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3730 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Lens for Scope Use After Cataract Surgery Reply #37 - Feb 17^th, 2016 at 3:24pm	Print Post
	Well Rick, I'm glad to hear that yer doin' swell. It sounds like both got done on the single visit of the 8th? But, did you need a doctor to tell you not to get hit in the head?


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Rick4070 Participating Member Offline Posts: 36 Joined: Dec 17^th, 2015	Re: Lens for Scope Use After Cataract Surgery Reply #38 - Feb 17^th, 2016 at 5:42pm	Print Post
	I only had my right eye done, the left is still O.K., with just a little bit of clouding on the upper part of the lens. I think the left one is still a few years down the road. And, no, I didn't need the Dr. to tell me not to get hit in the eyebrow by the scope. I did that once, when I was around eight or so, with the first shot from my dads new .308, learned quick that you couldn't sneak up on the scope like you could on my .22....


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