Great news
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Burt Stratton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > This sort of hit home with me. My wife was incubated as a baby in pure > oxygen. This is a practice that was stopped when it was realized the damage > it does to the eyes. As a result she has had to deal with severe > nearsightedness, severe astigmatism and as a result stretched retinas. She > has been seeing a retina specialist regularly (several times a year since > the age of 30ish and has had many retina surgeries. Her vision has been > around 20/600 in her good eye since she can remember. Something like 20/800 > in her other eye. Needed a doctors note all her adult life to keep her > drivers license. Coke bottle glasses don't even do it justice. I always > joked she could use her glasses in a pinch to start a fire. She had > cataract surgery last year. VERY risky in her situation but her retina > specialist approved it. The change was so drastic she could stop wearing > glasses except for cheaters for reading (like me). This was just slightly > emotional this was for her. At 57 she looked at the world like a baby... for > the first time...then she saw me. You can imagine my concern. > > > > I'm still here so I guess it was OK. > > > > Amazing what they can do. > > > > Skip > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Eric > Frank via CnC-List > *Sent:* Sunday, August 03, 2014 7:37 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Eye can see a C&C > > > > A bit late on this one, but just to add another plus (both my cataracts > were corrected during the last 10 months). Cat's Paw was already beautiful > (to me) before the operation, and the sails were already close enough for > me to see they were mostly badly trimmed. But for the first time in years, > I can see buoys as far away as my wife can (she has excellent vision). > This has really made a qualitative difference in my pleasure while sailing. > > > > Eric Frank > Cat's Paw > C&C 35 Mk II > Mattapoisett, MA > > > > On Aug 2, 2014, at 9:49 AM, "Stu" <stumurra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Late last year, I was diagnosed as having severe cataracts in both eyes > and they were 'ripe' for surgery. > > After months' of waiting, I have had the cataracts removed from both eyes > and new lens inserted.? Approximately 30 minutes per surgery and a wait of > several weeks between each. > > Multiple visits to the doctor for follow-ups and gallons of drops in each > eye -- I think my brain is getting water logged. > > But the good thing about it all -- after close to 60 years of wearing > glasses, I now have better than 20/25 vision in both eyes.? Still need > glasses for reading and won't get them prescribed for another 4-6 weeks.? > At the same time, I should have the prescribed glasses restriction removed > from my driver's license. > > I can't believe how beautiful everything looks and the amount of detail > that I have missed. > > If you have cataracts, get them looked after as soon as possible -- you > will be surprised at how beautiful your C&C really looks. > ? > Stu > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- *Best regards,* *Curtis McDaniel, * *C&C 30-MK1 East Coast Lady* *Port Royal,* *South Carolina* *cpt.b...@gmail.com <bobhick...@rogers.com>* *~~~~ __/) ~~~~* .
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