Wednesday, 11th June, 2025

For what its worth. 

I am not putting this forth as a cure for anything – just my experience.    I am very happy with the way the hospital dealt with me, and treated me. and am amazed by the improvement of vision.    At the back of my mind, I also felt that I was probably “clutching at straws!”

For several years, I was told I had macular degeneration in the left eye.   Although I could see with it generally, for the last couple of years, I could not read with it, and this got in the way of model making as well.

I noticed that when the hospital dilated the pupil to see how it was going, I could read again until the dilation effects wore off.

I kept hinting at cataract surgery, and it kept getting put off saying that it would probably not make much difference.

Last year, one macular consultant said I “may” have macular degeneration, but he wasn’t sure on account of the cataract, and he recommended to the glaucoma consultants that I get the surgery.     It was still delayed, but after they agreed, the waiting time was about a month. 

On Wednesday, 4th June, 2025,  last, I got the surgery done, although they still said beforehand that I might not get the outcome I wanted    Newspaper headlines and text are now jet black, and I can read with it again.   Only thing is a slight bit of distortion just right of centre, but I have had that for 40 years, and it has no effect on reading or model-making, and is not apparent anyway with both eyes open. and I am delighted with the result.