A friend of mine has just had his second cataract surgery and is now discovering the joy/tyranny of "readers." I've offered to send him a three-pack from Costco, because the best approach seems to be to leave them scattered around the house, with one pair living permanently at the computer. He's also loving his 20/20 non-blurry vision.

My cataract surgery last year was preceded by the usual doctor's approval for the surgery, and with blood work she found that my thyroid was low, so while I was glad to have the vision corrected, I was really glad to have my energy level restored once the synthroid kicked in.