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Finding a Frame

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I've worn glasses since fourth or fifth grade, and over the years, I've worn a wide variety of frame styles. I've never been completely happy with the frames I've worn, but it's difficult to select a frame when you can't see well.  In the early 70s, I wore a small oval frame, and later changed to large frames in the late 70s and throughout the 80s. In the 90s, I opted for an oval frame style, but since the mid-2000s, I’ve worn a rectangular frame.  Since I've had cataract surgery on both eyes, it's time to think about selecting a new frame. I'm leaning towards another rectangular frame in either blue, black, or charcoal gray.  What frame styles have you worn? 

Zapped

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A week ago today, my left eye was zapped to remove a cataract. Next month, the right eye will be done. Tuesday's surgery was fast and all went well: I was impressed with my surgeon (Gary Foster) and the staff at the Eye Center of Northern Colorado . My niece and sister came to Laramie from the Denver area to shuttle me back and forth to Fort Collins for the surgery. I appreciated Brenda's help and grateful she offered since it was well out of her way and cut into her schedule.  Nearly twenty years ago I had LASIK surgery, so I had experienced laser eye surgery before and wasn't too apprehensive about the procedure.  replacement lens photo from Google images My eye was dilated and numbed with eye drops. The surgery was painless (I didn't feel a thing): I was lightly sedated but conscious. I arrived at the surgical center at 6 AM and left the building with a new lens and an eye patch at 7:30 AM. By 10:30 AM, the eye patch was removed, and my vision was somewhat clear and...