Cataract

I knew Dad has cataract in both eyes and it was something that needed to be done. The only thing is when. Then with his vision not being as it was, decided to get this done now.

So on 31st Jan got an appointment with the eye doctor at Shankara Eye Hospital. It took us four to five hours to complete the testing procedure. I got my eyes tested along with him also.

When the doctor saw dad, he said a surgery was needed. Okay - I was prepared for this.
When? Next week.

Ok - so , took the date for 06th February. They told us to come back on 04th for a 'fitness test'.

Dad told my brother and he said he will come for a week.

So on 04th morning we went for the 'fitness' test.

Dad was asking if they will ask him to do some walking etc. and I was telling him, walking's got nothing to do with eyes.

So the fitness test.

They took a blood sample to check for sugar, they took his blood pressure, and then they asked him to go for fitness.

The fitness was a machine which was scanning the eye lens to see how strong it was and thereby decide how the surgery would be performed.

Once that test was done, we went for to another room, where I had to sign a form - nomination form before surgery.

They gave us some eye drops that were to be applied till the surgery day.

On 06th, early morning reached the hospital.

Got a shared room and there we waited till Dad was called.

We had to wait for 2 hours before we got a call. Then he was wheeled in.

After 30 minutes he was brought back. All done.

Then, a wait for 3-4 hours before we were discharged with a list of medicines - eye drops.

Got a pair of dark glasses also.

Three days of no TV watching. No reading. No mobile phone handling. A week of not going out in the sun.

This week I went for a checkup and the doctor said the other eye needed to be operated on, soon.

More when that happens.