Tuesday

Worked like a dog for 16 hours yesterday.  Is it all worth it?   To have a 16 hour shift to get another day off during the week??  All I am doing is sitting here and doing the work around the house that needs to be done.   I don't have the energy to go out and do something else.

I spent the day doing cataract removals.   They have a PHACO machine that emulsifies the cataract and then the surgeon inserts the Intra Ocular Lens.

The patch is to be kept on for 24 hours and the vision should be clear in one week.   The most they have to take for pain is Tylenol.    It is really gratifying that people who could not see very clearly (it is like a dark shadow and no brightness from the clouding of the lens.)  are so ecstatic that they can now read, do crossword puzzles and drive.

It is so good for the patients that they usually comeback and have the second one done.  The gift of sight is so precious.  They are so happy to have their vision returned.