Unable to work due to cataracts

nannytone_2

just_trying wrote: »

Think she meant the recovery would be quick, and I don't agree with a lot of her posts.

Your friend may get esa but for a limited period. You're grandad was 84 not working age, your friends sight will return to shall I say to a greater standard, and return to work.

i meant what i said.

the sight improvement is immediate!

yes, care needs to be taken but sight is pretty much instantly restored.

TELLIT01

nannytone wrote: »

i meant what i said.

the sight improvement is immediate!

Just lifted this from a medical site on t'interweb

"Some patients see very well the day after cataract surgery. Other patients see well a few days after surgery, and still others may need a full month to reach their maximum vision improvement."

The personal experience of one person doesn't automatically mean everybody else will have the same experience. I would suggest that there is no definitive outcome from any surgical procedure in terms of recovery timescales.

Returning to the OP, if their GP will issue a medical certificate covering the period up to the operation then they can claim ESA.

xylophone

Current job has just finished

Sacked on grounds of physical incapacity?

Resigned on grounds of physical incapacity?

Either way, the doctor should be able to issue a certificate to enable claiming of ESA ?

https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/employment-and-support-allowance/esa-glossary/1488-what-is-contribution-based-employment-and-support-allowance-esa

teddysmum

xylophone wrote: »

Sacked on grounds of physical incapacity?

Resigned on grounds of physical incapacity?

Either way, the doctor should be able to issue a certificate to enable claiming of ESA ?

Surely, as the condition is treatable, unless the person is new to the job, sacking would be a matter for tribunal ?


I have three friends, on a non-medical forum, who have all had cataract surgery, one this year, and all were amazed at their quickly restored vision . They ranged from pensioner to much younger.


(I'll probably need it at some stage and dread the whole thing, as I'm phobic about anything , including water, touching my eyes. Thankfully mine appear to be slow growing.)

nannytone_2

teddysmum wrote: »

Surely, as the condition is treatable, unless the person is new to the job, sacking would be a matter for tribunal ?


I have three friends, on a non-medical forum, who have all had cataract surgery, one this year, and all were amazed at their quickly restored vision . They ranged from pensioner to much younger.


(I'll probably need it at some stage and dread the whole thing, as I'm phobic about anything , including water, touching my eyes. Thankfully mine appear to be slow growing.)

i was put under when mine were removed. theres no way i could have let them do it while i was awake as I'm way too squeamish about eyes

i never even had any discomfort with either eye.
i did have an issue with fluid retention behind the first one but all that meant was that i needed to use drops for a few weeks longer

SailorSam

nannytone wrote: »

the most commonly used speech/reading programme for businesses is JAWS. it costs about £800.
a bit excessive for a temporary measuer

I have problems with my vision Nanny, i have Diplopia.
I remember another user here on this forum telling me 'Dragon' is the best speech recognition software, but that's expensive and for just personal use, i didn't think it was worth it.

Update :
I've just googled Jaws. That does look good. But as something i'd only be using at home it's probably not worth the outlay.

teddysmum

nannytone wrote: »

i was put under when mine were removed. theres no way i could have let them do it while i was awake as I'm way too squeamish about eyes

i never even had any discomfort with either eye.
i did have an issue with fluid retention behind the first one but all that meant was that i needed to use drops for a few weeks longer

I had to go to the eye hospital as I had (still have) a very large floater and I happened to ask about cataract ops under GA. The reply was that local is used as risking GA is pointless.


I actually felt quite ill (nauseous and dizzy) after the examination under local and it only took about 5 minutes.

xylophone

Surely, as the condition is treatable, unless the person is new to the job, sacking would be a matter for tribunal ?

The OP simply said

"current job has just finished"

- unclear therefore what has happened.

The point I was making was simply that either way, if his doctor says he is unable to work because of his condition, then he should get ESA.

teddysmum

xylophone wrote: »

The OP simply said - unclear therefore what has happened.

The point I was making was simply that either way, if his doctor says he is unable to work because of his condition, then he should get ESA.

I know it's unclear, but wanted to point out that if it's forced because of a treatable ailment (and the post has been held for some time), then the person has grounds to appeal.

nannytone_2

SailorSam wrote: »

I have problems with my vision Nanny, i have Diplopia.
I remember another user here on this forum telling me 'Dragon' is the best speech recognition software, but that's expensive and for just personal use, i didn't think it was worth it.

Update :
I've just googled Jaws. That does look good. But as something i'd only be using at home it's probably not worth the outlay.

i now use a macbook.
all mac's come complete with speech/reading software that is really easy to use