cataracts

  • Eye surgery

    It’s a little over a week now since I had my cataract operations – left eye on Wednesday, right eye on Thursday. It has been an interesting experience. Cataract surgery is commonplace these days (in first world countries, anyway). The optometrist explained that pretty much everybody develops cataracts as they age, yet another proof that…

  • The eyes have it

    I’m in my seventies now. That’s not a complaint. It’s a privilege to get so many years under the belt, lots of people never get a chance. Mind you, it helps to live in a First Word country with good healthcare. Even so, looking back, I can think of at least one occasion when, if…