Yes, They Do Stick a Needle In Your Eye, But It Won’t Bother You At All

And you’ll likely be very happy later

Dilated and ready to be poked. Photo by author.

My yearly eye exam was routine except for one little warning from the eye doc.

“You won’t pass the nighttime driving test. Your cataracts are past the cutoff. You may want to consider cataract surgery.”

To which I reacted with a hearty “Hell, yes! Let’s do this thing!”

Not what the doc expected

I guess most people are less enthusiastic about that sort of news. People I’ve talked to about this often say something like “I can’t stand the thought of them sticking a needle in my eye!”

Yes, as my title says, they do stick things in your eye. Several different sharp things go into your baby blues and likely it’s both eyes, though probably on different days.

But you won’t care. This surgery is easier than getting a haircut. It’s far easier than getting your teeth cleaned and takes less time. It doesn’t hurt, you can’t see the pokey things, and you will probably love the results.

I am not a masochist

I was enthusiastic because another eye doctor had mentioned my cataracts a few years back. He said, “Your cataracts are better than most at…