i wore glasses most of my life extremely near sighted, 20/800, that kept me out of vietnam.
in 95 i was hospitalized with an acute case of diabetes, which brought on the cateracts.
i could not see the overhead signs on the freeway.
insurance covered the whole thing, recovery was mild with the drops.
the day of the first operation i was scared cacaless, and actually bent one of the rails on the gurney i was so up tight.
they later said tranquilzing me was like taking a horse down.
few minutes after i commented is that the way the world actually looks?
i remember going up in a blizzard looking for elk, and i could actually see the veins underneith leaves on the trees.
only downside was working under by truck, i had always had glasses so dirt didn't bother me.
i had to learn to wear e ye protection.
Like you I was very nearsighted, -7/-8 corrections, so I was very used to pulling things right up to my face to see clearly. After the IOL replacements it took some getting used to the exact opposite.
I found some clear safety glasses with near correction in the top and very bottom with nothing in the middle. Very nice for overhead or under a vehicle work.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007IC7BH8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
