“Do not take this gift of “EYESIGHT” for granted — one gets this chance only once in a lifetime.”
All surgeries should be treated with caution and care. Yet cataract surgery is one that is often taken lightly — despite the fact that it involves the very part of us that lets us see the world.
This surgery is treated lightly for two reasons. First, the patient is often older — a parent or grandparent — retired, and reluctant to have a large amount spent on their treatment. Second, the family often has little knowledge or awareness of the illness, and is not properly briefed by the hospital.
But the operation requires a high level of detail and skill. When you analyse the cases that failed or had 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 giving importance to cost rather than understanding the illness.
By cutting the cost of an eye surgery, you are compromising on the safety and the surgical outcome to the eye.
If we do not compromise on lifestyle-enhancing products and accessories in everyday life, then why take a chance with eyesight? Cataract can happen to any age group, including children — and if we do not weigh cost when it is a child, why should we for our parents or grandparents?
So do not take a hasty decision, and do not take this gift of eyesight for granted. You get this chance only once in a lifetime.