I lost the sight in my right eye to macular degeneration and can only see vague shapes however I did have a cataract removed from my left one. As idrive I had a long distance lens put in and rely on reading glasses and optiviser for close work. Having cataracts removed means that you get a new lens so what ever lens you had before is no longer relevant. Mynew lens made distance very clear and the colours more vibrant. My problem with only one working eye is when working close I have problems gauging distance and keeping track of where my blade is sawing. I’ve learnt to get the aim of my torch day watching the glow on the soldering block and moving it to the work, initially I melted quite a lot so I went to my collage notes and work pieces and re learned again from square one after over 35years at the bench. I’m still improving but not too bad. Those who have two “new eyes” wont have this problem. Only having one has mad me a bit paranoid regarding the use of eye protection - safety goggles on at the door as I go in - optivisors and normal glasses dont give a lot of protection Please take care of your eyes.
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