“Do not take this gift of “EYESIGHT” for granted — one gets this chance only once in a lifetime.”
All surgeries deserve caution and care. Cataract surgery, though, is one that is often taken lightly, even though it involves the very part of us that lets us see the world.
There are two reasons it gets taken lightly. First, the patient is often older, a retired parent or grandparent, and reluctant to have a large amount spent on their treatment. Second, the family often has little knowledge of the illness, and is not properly briefed by the hospital.
Yet the operation demands a high level of detail and skill. When you study the cases that failed or ran into complications, the root cause is frequently a decision made on the basis of cost, insurance coverage, or haste, taken without proper understanding or information.
Your eyesight is the outcome that matters
An eye surgery determines how much you, or your loved one, will see for the rest of your lives. The commonest cause of a poor outcome is putting cost ahead of understanding the illness.
By cutting the cost of an eye surgery, you are compromising on the safety and the surgical outcome for the eye.
If we do not compromise on lifestyle-enhancing products and accessories in everyday life, why take a chance with eyesight? Cataract can strike any age group, including children. And if we would not weigh cost when it is a child, why should we for our parents or grandparents?
So do not rush the decision, and do not take this gift of eyesight for granted. You get this chance only once in a lifetime.