Bidding Farewell to My Cloudy Lens
Tomorrow’s the big day! I’ll undergo another eye operation and this time to get rid of the cataract on my left eye.
Yep, I have a cataract. Wasn’t it the eye problem associated with old age? Yes, but I, or my eye, developed it after I had a Vitrectomy (where 3 tubes pierced my left eye) a few years back to fix my blood, fats and protein laced vitreous humor (liquid inside the eye).
As what we were told, my case is a perfect candidate for the procedure due to my age. Heals fast and high success rate. Before, cataract removal involves slices and scrapping of some sort. But thank goodness to modern technology, it is now as less invasive requiring a really short recovery time. The procedure is called Phacoemulsification; it is the removal, in my case, of the cloudy lens to be followed by an intraocular lens implant (IOL) to replace what is to be taken out. The procedure is to be performed under local anesthesia and often with mild sedation. It’s an out-patient procedure that would last about 15-30 minutes as per my doctor. The procedure would take place at the Quezon City Eye Center, using the Alcon Infiniti Vision System (as what I was told). I hope I would be the first one to be under the knife sort of speak because I won’t be the only one scheduled tomorrow and I don’t enjoy waiting. I was curious about the operation so I sought and found a video of the procedure using the same system and it was quite a watch; popcorn optional.
Everything is ready; my papers, the transportation (arranged by the clinic) and yours truly, I just hope they put a lot of anesthesia on my eye. Hehe
I hate pain.
If all goes well, I’ll be back at work by Thursday.
PS.
I’ll be posting updates through my Twitter account so I put my recent tweets on the spotlight temporarily on top. And If you’re on Facebook and you’re my friend, you’ll get a taste of the action also. LOL
Wish me luck.
So where the heck did it went wrong? In almost everything.
I’ve been wanting to shoot Tanker for a while now. Had the time last weekend so here’s a B&W vintage FED 3B camera porn. 


