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Cataract Surgery: See Better, Lear

By Robin Bates | Published: April 24, 2019

Thursday I am undergoing a second cataract surgery today and so am reposting the essay I wrote following my first (successful) surgery. I don’t expect to re-experience the same mixed feelings that I described two years ago, but dramas that feature sharp objects poked into people’s eyes still seem relevant. This essay is not for […]

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After Surgery, World Is No Longer a Monet

By Robin Bates | Published: February 20, 2017

My brain is still trying to adjust to my new eye following cataract surgery, which has me thinking of various passages about seeing in “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” My having an operation, I also opted for a different path than Claude Monet, at least according to this wonderful Lisa Mueller poem.

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My Cataract Surgery Recalls Oedipus, Lear

By Robin Bates | Published: February 5, 2017

Recent cataract surgery had me recalling all those literary passages where sharp objects get poked into people’s eyes. The real drama, however, was renegotiating my professional identity.

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