New eyes

...well, as good as.

I've had a bad cataract in my right eye for a couple of years, so I use my camera with my left eye. A month or so ago my optician said that I now have a cataract in my left eye, so I was referred to the cataract clinic. The consultant says I should have both lenses replaced and I am booked in for the end of August. The good news is that they should be able to correct my rather bad near sightedness (currently requiring 9.8 dioptres correction). So for the first time since I was 5 I will be able to see distance without glasses! So perhaps I will be able to get some sharp focus with my manual focus lenses after all.

The flip side, of course, is that I will need reading glasses. Currently I use a slight dioptre adjustment with my K100D for the slight long sightedness that I have. Does anyone have experiences the would like to share about using a camera after cataract surgery? Will the dioptre adjustment on the viewfinder be sufficient to see the settings in the viewfinder or should I start looking out for dioptre viewfinder adapters?

Richard

A very guarded reply. My mother-in-law is having both lenses replaced very soon and is understandably worried about the procedure. However, I have two friends who are eye surgeons who perform this 'miracle' (their word) several times a day. One of them showed me the operation and I couldn't believe his skill and confidence. We talked a bit about specs and I am pretty sure you wont need to use the dioptre adjustment on the viewfinder since your eyes will focus perfectly at infinity. BUT I'm not a doctor!!!

Good luck

Ken