Went shopping in Edmonton on Friday and bought a lens … Actually, my optometrist looked into my left eye on Thursday and said, “I think you have a serious problem. You should have surgery RIGHT NOW.” So I jumped in the pickup, drove to Edmonton, the surgeon looked at my eye at about 10:30 Friday morning and they rolled me into the operating room at about 4:30 that afternoon. Used their mini light sabre to re-attach my retina, put in some gel and an air bubble and, yes, installed the aforementioned new lens. Kept me in over night, checked their work Saturday morning and sent me back to the hotel. Checked their work again Sunday morning and announced that they did a marvellous job and everything looks “just peachy-keen”. I should be able to see out of that eye in a week and be back to work in about two. The work was done at the Royal Alexandria Hospital by Dr. Hinz and his staff of Alberta Retina Consultants; Very nice, professional people. I feel compelled to thank Phil Folz and Rudy J...
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