{"id":19810,"date":"2026-10-05T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=19810"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T18:48:42","slug":"mo-cataract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=19810","title":{"rendered":"M\u1ed5 Cataract – CATARACT SURGERY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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M\u1ed4 CATARACT
\nChuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf ch\u00fat n\u00e0o<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0m r\u1ea5t nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0m xong c\u00f2n ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i. V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed5 cataract, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. B\u1ea1n b\u00e8 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ed5 cataract. S\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng, s\u1ed1 \u00edt kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 \u00fd mu\u1ed1n, \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u00f2n m\u1edd h\u01a1n! <\/p>\n

C\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u! Ch\u1ec9 15 ph\u00fat, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, b\u00e1c s\u0129 l\u00e0m r\u1eb9t r\u1eb9t, v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf thu\u1ed1c, v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 h\u1ed3i c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nghe h\u1ecd k\u1ec3, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y\u2026 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch. Nh\u01b0ng khi nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u201cb\u00e1n than\u201d th\u00ec lo s\u1ee3. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, m\u1ed7i th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed7i kh\u00e1c, h\u00ean xui m\u1ed7i kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. C\u00f2n \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. M\u00e0 m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u00e1 khi l\u00e1i xe, hay \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb9p cho r\u00f5, hay \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n trong nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng. M\u1eaft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u201cv\u0103n ph\u00f2ng\u201d cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, th\u00fa vui c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n bao nhi\u00eau; ngo\u00e0i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i \u0111\u00f3 th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8; th\u00ec gi\u1edd c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u2013 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i thi\u1ec1n internet c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y \u2013 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 mi\u1ec7t m\u00e0i ng\u1ed3i m\u00e0i \u0111\u0169ng qu\u1ea7n vi\u1ebft v\u0103n, l\u00e0m th\u01a1, so\u1ea1n nh\u1ea1c thay v\u00ec l\u00e0m h\u1ed9i vi\u00ean danh d\u1ef1 cho H\u1ed9i ACCC(*) . N\u00f3i cho sang th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng tinh th\u1ea7n. N\u00f3i th\u1eadt h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat th\u00ec\u2026 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i l\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc computer m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i qu\u1ea1u qu\u1ecd, ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecb sai qu\u00e9t nh\u00e0 r\u1eeda ch\u00e9n. Cho n\u00ean, n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111i m\u1ed5 m\u1eaft, r\u1ed3i ch\u1eb3ng may kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1t s\u1ed1 th\u00ec\u2026 \u00f4i th\u00f4i ai tai! \u201cT\u00e0n \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f4 L\u1ef1u!\u201d<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n n\u00f3 h\u00e0nh, c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 n\u1ea3n. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c th\u01a1 v\u0103n nh\u1ea1c n\u1eefa th\u00ec cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng s\u1ebd v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a bi\u1ebft ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o. Ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi l\u00fac \u201cta s\u1ebd ra sao v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i\u201d th\u00ec gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh, lo s\u1ee3. Do \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i c\u1ee9\u2026 drag my feet m\u1ea5y n\u0103m qua.<\/p>\n

C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ed5 r\u1ed3i c\u1ee9 x\u00fai t\u00f4i, \u201cM\u1ed5 \u0111i! C\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 s\u1ee3!\u201d M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nghe xong l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n \u201cgo forward\u201d nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i khi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ee3. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, nh\u1eadn ra, m\u1eaft c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng m\u1edd. Nh\u00ecn xa b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 nh\u00ecn qua m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ecfng. Ban \u0111\u00eam th\u00ec \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n xe c\u1ed9 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m s\u00e1ng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n d\u00e1m l\u00e1i xe ban \u0111\u00eam. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u o\u00e1i o\u0103m l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc ch\u1eef nh\u1ecf tr\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, tr\u00ean computer r\u1ea5t r\u00f5. Th\u1ebf m\u1edbi c\u1ee9 d\u1eb1ng dai!<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc computer vi\u1ebft v\u0103n, l\u00e0m th\u01a1, so\u1ea1n nh\u1ea1c; nh\u01b0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i nheo m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn thi\u00ean h\u1ea1. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c m\u00ecnh, \u201cTh\u00f4i \u0111i m\u1ed5 m\u1eaft \u0111i cha n\u1ee5i\ud83d\ude1c\u201d \u1eea th\u00ec \u0111i m\u1ed5.<\/p>\n

C\u0169ng may, cataract surgery kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c t\u1ed5ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u00f9ng l\u00fac v\u00e0o c\u1ea3 hai con m\u1eaft. Hai m\u1eaft th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m \u1edf nh\u1eefng th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c nhau. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e1t\u2026 \u00e0 qu\u00ean, th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i, chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng t\u00e2m l\u00fd r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, \u201cTh\u00f4i th\u00ec l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con tr\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u1ebfu ch\u1eb3ng may c\u00f3 m\u1ec7nh h\u1ec7 g\u00ec\u2026 m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t con.\u201d N\u00f3i nghe h\u01a1i bi quan, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i suy ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i gi\u00fap t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u00eam \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i ng\u00e0y m\u1ed5 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn.
\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t danh s\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb: k\u00ednh m\u00e1t, thu\u1ed1c ph\u1ea3i mua s\u1eb5n, nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c nh\u1ecf m\u1eaft ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng theo \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh, l\u1ecbch h\u1eb9n tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 sau m\u1ed5, r\u1ed3i ng\u00e0y gi\u1ea3i ph\u1eabu ph\u1ea3i theo \u0111\u00fang h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn c\u1ee7a b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0103n u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 thu\u1ed1c men. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ng\u01b0ng \u0103n u\u1ed1ng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e1u gi\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc, qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o gi\u1ea3n ti\u1ec7n, c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n \u0111i theo \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1, v\u00e0 th\u1eddi gian ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i kho\u1ea3ng h\u01a1n hai ti\u1ebfng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t k\u1ef9. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u00e1c s\u0129 m\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n lo xa.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u01a1 s\u1edf gi\u1ea3i ph\u1ea9u theo ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn s\u1edbm h\u01a1n. Ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi t\u00ean. V\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng m\u1ed5, l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c g\u1ed3m \u0111\u1eb7t \u1ed1ng cho thu\u1ed1c v\u00e0o tay, g\u00e2y t\u00ea\/m\u00ea locally, v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i kho\u1ea3ng 45 ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129. B\u00e1c s\u0129 \u201cx\u1eb9t x\u1eb9t\u201d kho\u1ea3ng h\u01a1n 15 ph\u00fat, c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111au \u0111au m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Xong, \u0111\u1ea9y ra kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 giao t\u00f4i cho nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1. \u0110\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 \u0111ang gi\u1ee1n!<\/p>\n

Sau khi m\u1ed5, ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec5u nh\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 nghi\u00eam t\u00fac. Nh\u1ecf c\u1ea3 3 lo\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c theo l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n, \u0111\u00fang gi\u1edd, \u0111\u00fang li\u1ec1u. \u0102n u\u1ed1ng, ng\u1ee7 ngh\u1ec9 theo l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n. C\u1ea5m gi\u1ee5i m\u1eaft, c\u1ea5m c\u00fai th\u1ea5p, kh\u00f4ng x\u00e1ch, mang g\u00ec qu\u00e1 5lbs, kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o \u00e1p l\u1ef1c l\u00ean m\u1eaft, mang k\u00ednh che khi ng\u1ee7\u2026 \u0110\u00e3 v\u1eady, nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n canh ch\u1eebng t\u1eebng ch\u00fat, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do v\u1edbi computer v\u00e0 phone nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7!<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i \u0111i t\u00e1i kh\u00e1m m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y sau, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1eefa tu\u1ea7n t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec v\u1edbi con m\u1eaft m\u1ed5, lo qu\u00e1, g\u1ecdi B\u00e1c s\u0129 xin t\u1edbi v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng t\u00e1i kh\u00e1m. B\u00e1c s\u0129 vui v\u1ebb cho h\u1eb9n t\u1edbi ngay, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y xem qua n\u00f3i\u2026 kh\u00f4ng sao, c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfn tri\u1ec3n t\u1ed1t! <\/p>\n

N\u00f3i chung, cataract surgery tuy l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7 thu\u1eadt th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eb7p v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn chung r\u1ea5t an to\u00e0n, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3i ph\u1eabu th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c theo d\u00f5i sau m\u1ed5 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u x\u1ea3y ra. Sau kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn xa r\u00f5 h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. C\u00e1i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean s\u00e1ng s\u1ee7a, r\u00f5 n\u00e9t ra khi t\u00f4i nh\u1eafm con m\u1eaft ch\u01b0a m\u1ed5. Nh\u01b0ng khi nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u00e0n h\u00ecnh \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, m\u00e0n \u1ea3nh computer, t\u1eadp s\u00e1ch\u2026 \u00f4i, m\u1ed9t c\u00f5i m\u00f9 s\u01b0\u01a1ng! Ch\u1ec9 khi t\u00f4i nh\u1eafm con m\u1eaft m\u1ed5 th\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi.<\/p>\n

Ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i t\u00e1i kh\u00e1m l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba, t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi b\u00e1c s\u0129, \u201cDoctor, t\u1ea1i sao tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1ed5 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc g\u1ea7n r\u1ea5t r\u00f5, m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y?\u201d<\/p>\n

B\u00e1c s\u0129 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u h\u1ebft, \u201cLo\u1ea1i th\u1ee7y tinh th\u1ec3 nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ecdn c\u00f3 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 gi\u00fap nh\u00ecn xa r\u00f5, c\u00f2n kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng nh\u00ecn g\u1ea7n sau m\u1ed5 ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o lo\u1ea1i lens \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 kh\u00fac x\u1ea1 kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 lo\u1ea1i lens cao c\u1ea5p c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3m nhu c\u1ea7u \u0111eo k\u00ednh cho c\u1ea3 xa l\u1eabn g\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 chi ph\u00ed kh\u00e1 cao.\u201d<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, \u201cV\u1eady mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn xa v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 h\u1ed3i c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb th\u00ec sao?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u1ea7n mang k\u00ednh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc. K\u00ednh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n toa B\u00e1c s\u0129, c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 t\u1ed1n th\u00eam kho\u1ea3ng $4000 m\u1ed9t m\u1eaft. Lo\u1ea1i n\u1ea7y b\u1ea3o hi\u1ec3m kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3. Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec r\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecbu chi s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n n\u1ea7y.\u201d <\/p>\n

T\u00f4i im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecfi, \u201cV\u1eady t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed5 con m\u1eaft c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, v\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 xa v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n?\u201d <\/p>\n

B\u00e1c s\u0129 n\u00f3i, t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e2u; m\u1ed9t b\u00ean xa, m\u1ed9t b\u00ean g\u1ea7n s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho hai m\u1eaft lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n \u0111i\u1ec1u ti\u1ebft m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a l\u00e2u d\u00e0i, tr\u01b0\u1edbc sau g\u00ec c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed5 th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i v\u1eabn b\u00e2ng khu\u00e2ng ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t. V\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 h\u1ecfi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i. Nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng n\u00f3i y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, \u201cTr\u01b0\u1edbc sau g\u00ec c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed5.\u201d D\u00f9 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn nghi\u00eang v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c ch\u1eadm m\u1ed5 con c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i\u2026 ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec gh\u00e9t mang k\u00ednh! T\u1eeb nh\u1ecf t\u1edbi gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u00edch c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa. <\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng\u2026 <\/p>\n

C\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00f9 b\u00ean con m\u1eaft c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng r\u00f5. Nh\u1eafm con m\u1eaft m\u1ed5, th\u1ea5y m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng, \u0111\u1ecdc v\u1eabn r\u00f5; nh\u1eafm con m\u1eaft ch\u01b0a m\u1ed5 th\u1ea5y xa r\u1ea5t s\u1eafc n\u00e9t v\u1edbi m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn r\u1ea5t gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb. M\u1ed9t l\u00e0 b\u1ecf th\u00eam m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n kh\u00e1 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3m nhu c\u1ea7u \u0111eo k\u00ednh. Hai l\u00e0 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p reading glasses. $8000+ trong th\u1eddi g\u1ea1o ch\u00e2u c\u1ee7i qu\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 v\u1edbi s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0u \u00edt \u1ecfi. Th\u00f4i th\u00ec\u2026 \u0111\u00e0nh!<\/p>\n

Ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh ch\u1ecdn nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh th\u00edch. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00ecnh ch\u1ecdn nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ee3p l\u00fd, h\u1ee3p t\u00ecnh v\u1eady. V\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c m\u1ed5 con m\u1eaft th\u1ee9 hai\u2026 m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n

V\u1eabn l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd, ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c, thu\u1ed1c men nh\u01b0 l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng – kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p, t\u00ednh to\u00e1n g\u00ec th\u00eam – \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a n\u00e0o t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n! V\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u1ea7y t\u00f4i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng h\u01a1n l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i vi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 khuy\u00ean m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i \u0111i m\u1ed5 cataract. Cataract c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed5 hay ch\u01b0a, khi n\u00e0o m\u1ed5, ch\u1ecdn lo\u1ea1i lens n\u00e0o, c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n k\u00ednh sau m\u1ed5 hay kh\u00f4ng\u2026 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00ean b\u00e0n k\u1ef9 v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129 m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ai c\u00f3 cataract c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n m\u1ed5 ngay; quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a th\u1ecb l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi sinh ho\u1ea1t, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n k\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n c\u0169ng \u0111ang drag your feet v\u00ec s\u1ee3 m\u1ed5 m\u1eaft, th\u00ec t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 drag my feet c\u00f2n l\u00e2u h\u01a1n b\u1ea1n nhi\u1ec1u. N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n \u0111ang lo, th\u00ec lo c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ai m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng lo khi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1eadn m\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a c\u1eb7p \u201cc\u1eeda s\u1ed5 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eebng v\u00ec s\u1ee3 m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f3i. Khi cataract b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng sinh ho\u1ea1t quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch, l\u00e1i xe ho\u1eb7c xem TV, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb9p th\u00ec l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thua thi\u1ec7t kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean c\u00f3 \ud83d\ude1c.<\/p>\n

C\u00f2n ri\u00eang t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho con m\u1eaft th\u1ee9 hai. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tinh th\u1ea7n cho m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c hy sinh v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i – \u0110eo reading glasses. Th\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng sao. Mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f2n vi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f2n l\u00e0m th\u01a1. C\u00f2n so\u1ea1n nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p k\u00ednh nh\u1ecf tr\u00ean s\u1ed1ng m\u0169i\u2026c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u201ct\u00e0n \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f4 L\u1ef1u\u201d.<\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng 9\/2026<\/em>
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\nACCC(*) = \u0102n Ch\u01a1i CH\u1edd Ch\u1ebft<\/p>\n

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CATARACT SURGERY
\nA Small Matter That Is Anything But Small<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are things people do so casually and calmly that, once they are done, they hardly even bother mentioning them. Cataract surgery, for example. Quite a few of my friends have already had it. Most came through with flying colors; a few did not fare quite as well\u2014some even said their vision seemed blurrier afterward!<\/p>\n

A few of them told me, \u201cWhat\u2019s the big deal? Fifteen minutes, that\u2019s all. You lie down, the doctor does a little snip-snip, you go home, use your eye drops, and a few days later you see as clearly as you did when you were young.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hearing them say that was certainly encouraging. But then I would remember those who had \u201ctheir bad experienced\u201d to share, and the fear would return. I know that every person is different, every body reacts differently, and luck is always part of the equation. But all of that was about their eyes. This was about mine. And my eyes are not merely for seeing the road while driving, admiring beautiful women more clearly, or reading a restaurant menu. My eyes are, in fact, the final \u201coffice\u201d of my life.<\/p>\n

These days, I don\u2019t have all that many pleasures left. Apart from going here and there to visit friends, the rest of my time\u2014or, to put it more accurately, my all-day meditation on the Internet\u2014is spent wearing out my seat at the computer, writing prose, composing poetry, and making music, rather than becoming an honorary member of the ACCC** Association. Put elegantly, I suppose one could call it my spiritual life. Put more honestly, these are the things I have left to do sitting stubbornly in front of my computer without having my wife grow irritated with me or send me off to sweep the floor and wash the dishes. So if, on some beautiful day, I went in for eye surgery and, by some cruel twist of fate, things did not turn out well\u2026 oh, dear Lord! I would be finished. \u201cT\u00e0n \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f4 L\u1ef1u!\u201d\u2014in other words, my life would be ruined!<\/p>\n

Without going here and there, my legs complain; without writing, poetry, and music, my mind grows discouraged. If I no longer had the strength to write, make poems, or compose music, how meaningless life would become. The thought of \u201cWhat will become of me for the sad years I have left?\u201d would suddenly jolt me awake with fear. And so, for years, I kept\u2026 dragging my feet.<\/p>\n

Quite a few friends who had already undergone the surgery kept urging me, \u201cGo ahead! What are you afraid of?\u201d Every time I heard that, I would feel ready to \u201cgo forward,\u201d but once I got home, I would go right back to being afraid. Until one day, I realized that my vision was growing blurrier by the month. Distant objects began to look as though I were seeing them through a thin veil of fog. At night, the lights of passing cars became irritating little blobs of brightness. I no longer dared to drive at night. And yet, ironically, I could still read the tiny print on my phone and computer perfectly well. That was exactly why I kept putting it off!<\/p>\n

An old man can sit for hours in front of a computer writing prose, composing poetry, and making music; but the moment he steps outside, he has to squint just to look at the world. Finally, I had to talk myself into it: \u201cCome on, old man, go get your eye fixed. \ud83d\ude1c\u201d So, all right then. Off to surgery.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, cataract surgery is not a full-scale assault on both eyes at the same time. The two eyes are usually treated at different times. For someone timid\u2014excuse me, I mean cautious\u2014like me, that distinction had enormous psychological value. I told myself, \u201cFine. I\u2019ll do one eye first. If, heaven forbid, something happens\u2026 at least I\u2019ll still have the other one.\u201d It may sound rather pessimistic, but somehow that very thought gave me the courage to move forward.<\/p>\n

Then the day of surgery arrived.<\/p>\n

Beforehand, there was an entire list of things to remember: sunglasses, medications to have ready, the various eye drops to be used exactly as instructed, appointments before and after surgery, and, on the day itself, following the doctor\u2019s instructions concerning food, drink, and medications. I was told not to eat or drink for at least about six hours beforehand, to dress simply, and to have someone accompany me and drive me home. There was also the prospect of waiting more than two hours. I read every instruction very carefully. Not because I wanted to become a doctor, but because I was a patient\u2014a patient who worries about everything.<\/p>\n

We arrived at the surgical center earlier than instructed. Then we waited until my name was called. In the procedure room, they went through all the formalities: an IV was placed in my hand, local anesthesia was administered, and I waited about forty-five minutes before being taken in to see the doctor. The doctor \u201csnipped and swished\u201d for a little over fifteen minutes, and I did feel a bit of discomfort. Then they wheeled me out and handed me over to my wife to take me home. Simple as a joke!<\/p>\n

After surgery, the part that seemed as though it should be simple turned out to be both complicated and serious. Three different medications had to be used exactly as instructed, at the right time and in the right dosage. Eating and sleeping had to follow the doctor\u2019s instructions. No rubbing the eye, no bending too low, no lifting or carrying anything over five pounds, no activity that might put pressure on the eye, and even a protective shield over the eye while sleeping. And on top of all that, my wife kept watch over me every step of the way. I was no longer free to use my computer and phone as I pleased!<\/p>\n

Then came the follow-up appointment the next day, and another one a week later. But in the middle of that week, I still could not see well with the operated eye, and I became so worried that I called the doctor\u2019s office and asked to come in for another examination. The doctor kindly gave me an appointment right away. He examined my eye and said\u2026 nothing was wrong. Everything was progressing well!<\/p>\n

In general, although cataract surgery is a common procedure and is generally considered very safe, it is still real surgery, and post-operative follow-up is an important part of the recovery process.<\/p>\n

And then the miracle happened. After about a week, my distance vision was dramatically clearer. The world in front of me suddenly became bright and sharply defined when I closed my unoperated eye. But when I looked at my phone, my computer screen, or a book\u2026 oh, what a foggy world! Only when I closed the operated eye could I read as well as I had before the surgery.<\/p>\n

At my third follow-up visit, I asked the doctor, \u201cDoctor, why was I able to read very clearly up close before the surgery, but now I can\u2019t see anything?\u201d<\/p>\n

The doctor explained something I had not fully understood before: \u201cThe intraocular lens that was selected is primarily intended to give you clear distance vision. How well you see up close after surgery depends on the type of lens chosen and other refractive factors. There are some premium lenses that can be implanted to reduce the need for glasses for both distance and near vision, but that is a different option and usually comes at a considerably higher cost.\u201d<\/p>\n

I asked, \u201cSo if I want to see both far away and up close the way I did when I was young, what then?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need reading glasses. You can buy them almost anywhere without a prescription. That is far better than spending another four thousand dollars per eye. Insurance does not cover that type, and very few people are willing to spend that kind of money.\u201d<\/p>\n

I remained silent for quite a while, then asked, \u201cThen could I simply not have the other eye operated on? That way, I could see both near and far.\u201d<\/p>\n

The doctor said that, for the time being, I could do that, but it might not work for long. Having one eye for distance and the other for near would keep the two eyes constantly working differently and could lead to fatigue. It would not be a good long-term solution. Sooner or later, I would probably have to have the other eye done anyway.<\/p>\n

I was still hesitant and had not made up my mind. When I went home and asked my wife what she thought, she said exactly what the doctor had said: \u201cSooner or later, you\u2019re going to have to do it.\u201d Even so, I still leaned toward delaying the second surgery\u2026 simply because I hate wearing glasses! Ever since I was young, I have loved the feeling of looking directly at the world without having anything standing between my eyes and what I see.<\/p>\n

And yet\u2026<\/p>\n

The blind area in the unoperated eye became more and more obvious. When I closed the operated eye, everything looked yellowish, but I could still read clearly; when I closed the unoperated eye, distant objects appeared remarkably sharp, with a whiter clarity.<\/p>\n

Now I am faced with a very simple choice. One: spend a substantial amount of additional money to reduce my dependence on glasses. Two: accept a pair of reading glasses. Spending more than $8,000 in these expensive times, on a modest pension, is not easy. So\u2026 I guess I\u2019ll just have to accept it!<\/p>\n

Once upon a time, we chose what we liked. Now we choose what is reasonable\u2014and what makes sense. And so I am preparing to undergo surgery on the second eye\u2026 one week from now.<\/p>\n

It will be the same paperwork, the same bills, the same medications as last time. I am ready\u2014without the same nervousness and without any more calculations\u2014to step into this change, because I have not found a better choice. And this time, I am more ready than I was before.<\/p>\n

I am writing this story not to tell everyone that they should have cataract surgery. Whether cataracts need to be treated, when to have surgery, which type of lens to choose, and whether glasses will be needed afterward are all matters that should be discussed carefully with your eye doctor. Not everyone with cataracts needs surgery right away; the decision generally depends on how much the vision problem affects that individual\u2019s daily activities, work, and quality of life.<\/p>\n

I simply want to share a very personal story. If you, too, are dragging your feet because you are afraid of eye surgery, I understand. I dragged my feet much longer than you probably have. And if you are worried, there is nothing strange about that. Who would not be nervous when deciding to change the fate of a person\u2019s two \u201cwindows to the soul\u201d?<\/p>\n

But do not let fear keep the world before your eyes sinking deeper and deeper into fog. When cataracts begin to interfere with important activities such as reading, driving, or watching television\u2014and especially when you can no longer see beautiful people clearly\u2014that is a loss you really do not need to accept. \ud83d\ude1c<\/p>\n

As for me, I am preparing for surgery on my second eye. And I have prepared myself for one great sacrifice\u2014wearing reading glasses. Well, I suppose it is not the end of the world. As long as I can still read. As long as I can still write. As long as I can still compose poetry. As long as I can still make music. Then a little pair of glasses sitting on the bridge of my nose\u2026 is not quite enough to make it \u201ct\u00e0n \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f4 L\u1ef1u\u201d after all.<\/p>\n

Late September 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n(**) ACCC => It’s an old people’s joke => just eat and play, and waiting to die\ud83d\ude1c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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