#cataracts — Public Fediverse posts

Been busy juggling work/client appointments, Mom's medical appointments, community volunteering tasks & maintaining our gardens. Mom's arthritis has been bad the past week so she's been out of commission. Mom's getting more blood work done tomorrow morning; liver enzymes test. August 4th, we meet with her liver specialist again to go over recent abdominal MRI/discuss her liver disease & possible treatments.
The ophthalmologist office just called about her first cataract surgery. We agreed to use their test evaluation advanced lenses for reduced cost of $600. The hospital fees are covered by Pharmacare but the advanced lens costs aren't. BC Pharmacare only covers basic cataract lenses & Mom needs advanced ones. She will need her 2nd eye done, 3-4 weeks after getting the first - it is same cost of $600.
Dr. Pedago will be doing Mom's cataract surgeries. He's diligent with masking up.

I need some help with public donations to cover the costs of her cataract lenses. I'm taking a week off work, after each of her eye surgeries, to ensure she's safe/recovers well.

If you're able to assist with a donation to help us pay for Mom's cataract lenses, please use my PayPal link in bio or QR code or if you're in Canada, please etransfer donation instead :
[email protected]

Total donations needed by August 10th: $600.
Total donations needed by August 31st, an additional $600.

Please boost to help us, if you're unable to donate any funds.
#medical #cataracts #fundraiser #EyeSurgery #mutualaid

Been busy juggling work/client appointments, Mom's medical appointments, community volunteering tasks & maintaining our gardens. Mom's arthritis has been bad the past week so she's been out of commission. Mom's getting more blood work done tomorrow morning; liver enzymes test. August 4th, we meet with her liver specialist again to go over recent abdominal MRI/discuss her liver disease & possible treatments.
The ophthalmologist office just called about her first cataract surgery. We agreed to use their test evaluation advanced lenses for reduced cost of $600. The hospital fees are covered by Pharmacare but the advanced lens costs aren't. BC Pharmacare only covers basic cataract lenses & Mom needs advanced ones. She will need her 2nd eye done, 3-4 weeks after getting the first - it is same cost of $600.
Dr. Pedago will be doing Mom's cataract surgeries. He's diligent with masking up.

I need some help with public donations to cover the costs of her cataract lenses. I'm taking a week off work, after each of her eye surgeries, to ensure she's safe/recovers well.

If you're able to assist with a donation to help us pay for Mom's cataract lenses, please use my PayPal link in bio or QR code or if you're in Canada, please etransfer donation instead :
[email protected]

Total donations needed by August 10th: $600.
Total donations needed by August 31st, an additional $600.

Please boost to help us, if you're unable to donate any funds.
#medical #cataracts #fundraiser #EyeSurgery #mutualaid

Our eyes age too: Here’s how to reduce the risks of four common eye conditions
#Health #EyeHealth #VisionCare #HealthyAging #Aging #SeniorHealth #Optometry #Glaucoma #Cataracts #EyeCare #Diabetes #Diabetes #Glaucoma #Eyes #Blindness #MacularDegeneration
https://the-14.com/our-eyes-age-too-heres-how-to-reduce-the-risks-of-four-common-eye-conditions/

Our eyes age too: Here’s how to reduce the risks of four common eye conditions
#Health #EyeHealth #VisionCare #HealthyAging #Aging #SeniorHealth #Optometry #Glaucoma #Cataracts #EyeCare #Diabetes #Diabetes #Glaucoma #Eyes #Blindness #MacularDegeneration
https://the-14.com/our-eyes-age-too-heres-how-to-reduce-the-risks-of-four-common-eye-conditions/

Our eyes age too: Here’s how to reduce the risks of four common eye conditions
#Health #EyeHealth #VisionCare #HealthyAging #Aging #SeniorHealth #Optometry #Glaucoma #Cataracts #EyeCare #Diabetes #Diabetes #Glaucoma #Eyes #Blindness #MacularDegeneration
https://the-14.com/our-eyes-age-too-heres-how-to-reduce-the-risks-of-four-common-eye-conditions/

Our eyes age too: Here’s how to reduce the risks of four common eye conditions
#Health #EyeHealth #VisionCare #HealthyAging #Aging #SeniorHealth #Optometry #Glaucoma #Cataracts #EyeCare #Diabetes #Diabetes #Glaucoma #Eyes #Blindness #MacularDegeneration
https://the-14.com/our-eyes-age-too-heres-how-to-reduce-the-risks-of-four-common-eye-conditions/

RE: https://disabled.social/@vlrny/116540812062829077

Not voting, as I was born #disabled

In the #blind community, I was #sighted, although I was born with #cataracts and have always been #LegallyBlind. My dad was blind, and navigated everywhere with his #whitecane. He ws part of an #advocacy #organiztion, and he traveled around the #US by air. His sister, my Aunt Buffy, was a #COBOL #programmer for Sears in #Chicago. She took me to her work once. We rode the #El with her #GuideDog, Ginger.

This meant that it was tough to get away with "Blind kids can't. . ." unless I'd actually *tried*..

#RepresentationMatters.

RE: https://disabled.social/@vlrny/116540812062829077

Not voting, as I was born #disabled

In the #blind community, I was #sighted, although I was born with #cataracts and have always been #LegallyBlind. My dad was blind, and navigated everywhere with his #whitecane. He ws part of an #advocacy #organiztion, and he traveled around the #US by air. His sister, my Aunt Buffy, was a #COBOL #programmer for Sears in #Chicago. She took me to her work once. We rode the #El with her #GuideDog, Ginger.

This meant that it was tough to get away with "Blind kids can't. . ." unless I'd actually *tried*..

#RepresentationMatters.

RE: https://disabled.social/@vlrny/116540812062829077

Not voting, as I was born #disabled

In the #blind community, I was #sighted, although I was born with #cataracts and have always been #LegallyBlind. My dad was blind, and navigated everywhere with his #whitecane. He ws part of an #advocacy #organiztion, and he traveled around the #US by air. His sister, my Aunt Buffy, was a #COBOL #programmer for Sears in #Chicago. She took me to her work once. We rode the #El with her #GuideDog, Ginger.

This meant that it was tough to get away with "Blind kids can't. . ." unless I'd actually *tried*..

#RepresentationMatters.

RE: https://disabled.social/@vlrny/116540812062829077

Not voting, as I was born #disabled

In the #blind community, I was #sighted, although I was born with #cataracts and have always been #LegallyBlind. My dad was blind, and navigated everywhere with his #whitecane. He ws part of an #advocacy #organiztion, and he traveled around the #US by air. His sister, my Aunt Buffy, was a #COBOL #programmer for Sears in #Chicago. She took me to her work once. We rode the #El with her #GuideDog, Ginger.

This meant that it was tough to get away with "Blind kids can't. . ." unless I'd actually *tried*..

#RepresentationMatters.

Age-related #cataracts begin when subtle oxidative chemical changes accumulate in eye lens proteins over decades, causing the proteins to stick together and progressively cloud the lens.
#Biochemistry #Biophysics #MolecularBiology #Ophthalmology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bchm03042602.html

Age-related #cataracts begin when subtle oxidative chemical changes accumulate in eye lens proteins over decades, causing the proteins to stick together and progressively cloud the lens.
#Biochemistry #Biophysics #MolecularBiology #Ophthalmology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bchm03042602.html

A sad day. Next #Sunday we were supposed to be going to the #aoarena in #Manchester to see the Gladiators Live Tour. Alas my eyes are that bad now I’d not be able to navigate to my seat or even see the show…. So cancelled and put the tickets up for sale.
I was looking forward to it so much.
#cataracts #PCO #gladiatorslive

A sad day. Next #Sunday we were supposed to be going to the #aoarena in #Manchester to see #giantslive Gladiators. Alas my eyes are that bad now is not be able to navigate to our seats or even see the show…. So cancelled and put the tickets up for sale.
I was looking forward to it so much.
#cataracts #PCO

I've been to Boots opticians this morning and been tested for Posterior Capsule Opacification, and yep tested positive.#PCO #cataracts

It means skin has been growing over the back of my replacement lenses and yep I need YAG laser treatment to remove it.

I'm being referred on a priority basis and hopefully will get an appointment in between 3-6 weeks. In the interim, I'm not allowed to drive :(

At least I'll get sorted out pretty quickly. Sigh.......

I've been to Boots opticians this morning and been tested for Posterior Capsule Opacification, and yep tested positive.#PCO #cataracts

It means skin has been growing over the back of my replacement lenses and yep I need YAG laser treatment to remove it.

I'm being referred on a priority basis and hopefully will get an appointment in between 3-6 weeks. In the interim, I'm not allowed to drive :(

At least I'll get sorted out pretty quickly. Sigh.......

Was hoping to follow some obscure #hashtags but it looks like you can't follow tags that don't show up in a current search. So this is a test to see if I can make them show up...

#Centrophenoxine
#DMAE
#AcetylLCarnitine
#Carnitine
#LCarnosine
#Carnosine
#NACdrops

(All supplements that supposedly work together to dissolve #cataracts in the eyes.)

🐧 A partially-sighted #penguin at a bird park has found a "guide bird" in one of her friends

Squid, an #African penguin based at #Birdworld in #Farnham, #Surrey, developed #cataracts as a chick

Her friend, named Penguin, steers #Squid around their enclosure, helping when she gets disorientated at feeding time

#Polly_Bramham, from #Birdworld, said "The two developed this #friendship from a young age and she has learnt to follow him at feeding time"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-68267633 #Conservation #News

#LetterOfTheWeek #STForum
"I called up #Singapore National Eye Centre to make appointments for my elderly parents .. My mum has #cataracts & suffers from blurred vision, & my dad’s lower eyelid has been swollen for years. They were examined by a doctor at a polyclinic & were referred to the #SNEC .. I was #shocked when I was informed by SNEC that the next available #appointment date as a subsidised patient is in Sept 2024, which is more than a year away" #healthcare ⚕️🇸🇬🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-too-long-a-wait-for-snec-appointment-for-subsidised-patients

#LetterOfTheWeek #StraitsTimes #Singapore
#STForum: Harm from alcohol consumption outweighs any health benefit
"To the long list of the known deleterious effects of #alcohol, add lung #cancer, fractures, bowel/rectal cancers and #cataracts. The latest #WHO advisory is that the antioxidants polyphenols and resveratrols in red wine notwithstanding, there is no safe amount of alcohol imbibing that does not affect health. Earlier risks of alcohol are well documented"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-harm-from-alcohol-consumption-outweighs-any-health-benefit

Pleased to have made it through an #EyeTest with little change to my #prescription and best of all still no sign of #cataracts or #glaucoma despite 26 years of permanent #steroids. Also relieved as someone severely #immunosuppressed that the #optician and other staff were wearing #masks thus protecting themselves and patients. #NHS #Eyes

Pleased to have made it through an #EyeTest with little change to my #prescription and best of all still no sign of #cataracts or #glaucoma despite 26 years of permanent #steroids. Also relieved as someone severely #immunosuppressed that the #optician and other staff were wearing #masks thus protecting themselves and patients. #NHS #Eyes

People are doing hashtagged intros to connect, so here's mine:

I'm Margaret, More often Wyv Wyvern or Rose. Its not a new handle anywhere but here, I've been floating around a while.

So hastag list *deep breathe* don't pile on, I straddle almost all area's its not as clear cut as you think, I refuse to hate just because its packed in a pretty, popular package;

#TTRPG
#Dice
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#GamerChick
#GamingEnabler
#MMORPG
#Console
#PC
#Mum
#Polyam
#Bi
#MentalHealthAdvocate
#Geek
#Chickens
#CarnivorousPlants
#PublicTransport
#Volunteer
#Disabled
#Osteoarthritis
#Osteoporosis
#StrokeSurvivor
#Endometriosis
#Asthma
#Diabetes
#Cataracts
#Hardofhearing
#FathersRightsAdvocate
#DVSurvivor
#AVCSASupporter
#TransAlly
#Egalitarian
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#Crochet
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#ExTerritorian
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#Sinfullypolitical please forgive this incorrigible heathen

Leave no one Behind

People are doing hashtagged intros to connect, so here's mine:

I'm Margaret, More often Wyv Wyvern or Rose. Its not a new handle anywhere but here, I've been floating around a while.

So hastag list *deep breathe* don't pile on, I straddle almost all area's its not as clear cut as you think, I refuse to hate just because its packed in a pretty, popular package;

#TTRPG
#Dice
#Miniatures
#GamerChick
#GamingEnabler
#MMORPG
#Console
#PC
#Mum
#Polyam
#Bi
#MentalHealthAdvocate
#Geek
#Chickens
#CarnivorousPlants
#PublicTransport
#Volunteer
#Disabled
#Osteoarthritis
#Osteoporosis
#StrokeSurvivor
#Endometriosis
#Asthma
#Diabetes
#Cataracts
#Hardofhearing
#FathersRightsAdvocate
#DVSurvivor
#AVCSASupporter
#TransAlly
#Egalitarian
#Accessibility
#Inclusion
#Coexist
#DrowningInDaughters
#Crochet
#Crafter
#ExTerritorian
#Regional
#Sinfullypolitical please forgive this incorrigible heathen

Leave no one Behind

People are doing hashtagged intros to connect, so here's mine:

I'm Margaret, More often Wyv Wyvern or Rose. Its not a new handle anywhere but here, I've been floating around a while.

So hastag list *deep breathe* don't pile on, I straddle almost all area's its not as clear cut as you think, I refuse to hate just because its packed in a pretty, popular package;

#TTRPG
#Dice
#Miniatures
#GamerChick
#GamingEnabler
#MMORPG
#Console
#PC
#Mum
#Polyam
#Bi
#MentalHealthAdvocate
#Geek
#Chickens
#CarnivorousPlants
#PublicTransport
#Volunteer
#Disabled
#Osteoarthritis
#Osteoporosis
#StrokeSurvivor
#Endometriosis
#Asthma
#Diabetes
#Cataracts
#Hardofhearing
#FathersRightsAdvocate
#DVSurvivor
#AVCSASupporter
#TransAlly
#Egalitarian
#Accessibility
#Inclusion
#Coexist
#DrowningInDaughters
#Crochet
#Crafter
#ExTerritorian
#Regional
#Sinfullypolitical please forgive this incorrigible heathen

Leave no one Behind

People are doing hashtagged intros to connect, so here's mine:

I'm Margaret, More often Wyv Wyvern or Rose. Its not a new handle anywhere but here, I've been floating around a while.

So hastag list *deep breathe* don't pile on, I straddle almost all area's its not as clear cut as you think, I refuse to hate just because its packed in a pretty, popular package;

#TTRPG
#Dice
#Miniatures
#GamerChick
#GamingEnabler
#MMORPG
#Console
#PC
#Mum
#Polyam
#Bi
#MentalHealthAdvocate
#Geek
#Chickens
#CarnivorousPlants
#PublicTransport
#Volunteer
#Disabled
#Osteoarthritis
#Osteoporosis
#StrokeSurvivor
#Endometriosis
#Asthma
#Diabetes
#Cataracts
#Hardofhearing
#FathersRightsAdvocate
#DVSurvivor
#AVCSASupporter
#TransAlly
#Egalitarian
#Accessibility
#Inclusion
#Coexist
#DrowningInDaughters
#Crochet
#Crafter
#ExTerritorian
#Regional
#Sinfullypolitical please forgive this incorrigible heathen

Leave no one Behind

People are doing hashtagged intros to connect, so here's mine:

I'm Margaret, More often Wyv Wyvern or Rose. Its not a new handle anywhere but here, I've been floating around a while.

So hastag list *deep breathe* don't pile on, I straddle almost all area's its not as clear cut as you think, I refuse to hate just because its packed in a pretty, popular package;

#TTRPG
#Dice
#Miniatures
#GamerChick
#GamingEnabler
#MMORPG
#Console
#PC
#Mum
#Polyam
#Bi
#MentalHealthAdvocate
#Geek
#Chickens
#CarnivorousPlants
#PublicTransport
#Volunteer
#Disabled
#Osteoarthritis
#Osteoporosis
#StrokeSurvivor
#Endometriosis
#Asthma
#Diabetes
#Cataracts
#Hardofhearing
#FathersRightsAdvocate
#DVSurvivor
#AVCSASupporter
#TransAlly
#Egalitarian
#Accessibility
#Inclusion
#Coexist
#DrowningInDaughters
#Crochet
#Crafter
#ExTerritorian
#Regional
#Sinfullypolitical please forgive this incorrigible heathen

Leave no one Behind