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<b>Do you think that if you become nearsighted, you should wear glasses?<br>Do you think that if myopia progresses, you should remake your glasses?<br>As myopia progressed, there was the next stage. </b><br><br><b>This book is the English version of the book<br> that has been ranked No. 1 in the "Ophthalmology" category<br> on Amazon in Japan for over 105 weeks.<br><br>It is the most read book in Japan in the past two years<br> as a memoir of a patient who underwent eye surgery.<br> (as of December 30, 2022)<br><br>“MYOPIC PEOPLE MUST - The Patient Experience in JAPAN - macular hole and cataract surgery”</b><br>(Kindle in Japanese, Published December 2020)<br>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RCNGS52<br><br><b>"A must-see for myopia! Macular Hole and Cataract Ophthalmic Surgery Experience</b><b>“</b><br>(Paperback book in Japanese, Published June 2022)<br>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B36W1L34<br><br><b>*******************************************</b><br><br>Thank you for picking up this book.<br>Do you have any concerns about your eyes?<br><br>Do you have some difficulty seeing it? <br>Do you see the blurred vision? <br>Do you see distorted? <br>Lack of vision?<br><br>If you can think of anything, it may be an eye disease.<br><br>I was diagnosed with a macular hole at the age of 51, and at the age of 53, I underwent prophylactic cataract surgery at the same time as the macular hole.<br>This book is a summary of that experience and the four years up to the present, two years, and nine months after the surgery.<br><br>People who are more prone to macular holes are women, nearsighted, and over 50 years old.<br>When I hear that, it sounds like there are a lot of patients around and information about the disease is readily available.<br>However, compared to cataracts, which affect almost everyone over the age of 70, information on the macular holes is scarce, and even though I wanted to refer to the stories of people with the same disease, I could not find a single book written from a patient's point of view.<br><br>If that is the case, I have compiled this book in to hope that my experience will be useful to those about to undergo surgery.<br><br>What you will find in this book is my knowledge and experience as a patient.<br>(1) What kind of disease is a macular hole (with images of check sheet for vision)<br>(2) The course of the disease<br>(3) What happened during the surgery<br>(4) How to spend your stay in the hospital and what to expect<br>(5) Cost of hospitalization<br>(6) Changes in vision from the first day after the surgery until you can see completely (with illustrations)<br>(7) How to spend time after discharge from the hospital<br>(8) Personal belongings useful for hospitalization (list is available)<br>(9) Status after 2 years and 9 months<br><br>Not everyone's disease symptoms and treatment methods are the same, and information may be outdated with the changing times, but I hope that the contents of this book will help those who have concerns about eye diseases and their treatment.<br><br>I used translation software to translate from Japanese to English.<br>Maybe there are parts that you don't understand, but please understand with the translation mistakes with your warm heart.