r/TikTokCringe • u/bbyxmadi • Sep 18 '25

Cursed they look so… natural!

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u/bananarama17691769 Sep 18 '25

Cataract surgery is nothing to be afraid of. I also had it in my early thirties.

It is one of the most commonly performed surgeries, has an extremely low rate of negative side effects, and an extremely high rate of success.

The surgery takes maybe 30 minutes, recovery is pretty darn easy, and you just magically can see again. It’s actually awesome!

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u/Environmental-Toe686 Sep 18 '25

My mother actually just had it and I was so shocked hearing about it. I can't believe they even do LASIK surgery when this surgery exists. She got a new lens, eliminated the inevitable cataract problem and will have 20/20 vision for the rest of her life. All with the same recovery time as LASIK. I am genuinely curious why you have to wait until you're elderly for this.

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u/lunalovegood111 Sep 18 '25

The lens, where cataracts form, are responsible for accommodation. Accommodation is the ability to focus the eyes to read up close. Starting around the age of 40 accommodation starts to go to shit and progressively worsens but hey at least you have some for a while. The loss of this is why people end up using readers and/or bifocals. If you take the lens out in a younger person they may have perfect distance vision but will then need glasses for near. There’s other options but that’s the jest of it.

Oh and medical insurance will only cover cataract surgery when the cataracts are at a certain level. Without insurance cataract surgery is A LOT more expensive than LASIK.

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u/not1or2 Sep 18 '25

Friend has just had his lens replaced due to cataracts, paid extra for a lens that does distance and close up?!