As do I!I hope everything turns out OK for you, paugie.
Just to say, i had surgery to replace the lens on my right eye due to some cataract build-up. due to my hypertension, i underwent General Anesthesia to lessen complications. normally it's an out-patient procedure.
Uh, my high school friend/ophthalmologist gave me the lens for free and the hospital expenses were covered by medical insurance paid by my 2nd daughter. I'll be having the left eye done in May of next year.
[url=http://www.hollows.org/Freds_Work/]The Fred Hollows Foundation[/url] said:At the time (1980's), treating cataract blindness was prohibitively expensive. An intraocular lens (IOL) which is used to replace the damaged lens of the eye in cataract surgery cost up to USD$100. Mystique also surrounded the idea of modern IOL implant surgery, putting it into the league of open-heart surgery or organ transplant surgery.
Fred wanted to lower the cost of IOLs, for under US$10 each. His aim was make IOL implant surgery safe, affordable and more widely available for people in developing countries.
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A year after he died, Fred's dream came true. In 1994, The Fred Hollows Foundation opened modern intraocular lens manufacturing laboratories in both Kathmandu (Nepal) and Asmara (Eritrea).
Since opening, the laboratories have produced more than three million lens for local and export use. Today, the Fred Hollows IOL Laboratories are independently owned and continue to produce high quality low cost IOLs which are exported worldwide.
At first, I thought I would wish you to go blind just not to agree with Stereodude, but since he was only following Mercutio's lead, then I guess I can wish you the best of luck too.Just to say, i had surgery to replace the lens on my right eye due to some cataract build-up...
Thank you, Chewy.
Just to say your signature is the one I like best. Is it original? Or was it taken from some novel or movie?
Thank you for your well wishes.
I've been reading up on post-surgery dos and don'ts.
A clear plastic shield was given to me to wear almost all the time, especially during sleep. This was to keep one from scratching the eye when one was not conscious.
I just realized, one doesn't have to be asleep to be unaware of what one was doing. I wear glasses so to browse the net (not specifically forbidden) I switched from the shield to my glasses. And I did scratch my eye (upper lid) and only realized it after I had done it.
Oh boy. That worries me. I wonder how itchy it will become as it heals.
Here's to the next 4 weeks. ^_^
Random observation for 2:40AM on a Tuesday:
If at any time during the design/planning phase you think "It will be easier to sort that out during the build", you're wrong.
Designing the island cabinetry for the new kitchen in Solidworks. I'm hoping that even I can't screw up a complete materials and cut list combined with an exploded-view diagram.
Isn't the installer measuring the job out for you? I would think a basic sketch of your wants would be sufficient for them to do the accurate dimensions?