Cataract Surgeries for John Beatty
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I began to notice a swift change in my vision in the later part of 2019 I followed up with my ophthalmologist in late December last year to see what had changed my vision so quickly.
Cataracts had been developing in both my eyes for the past ten years and had begun to get more aggressive.
He noted that my cataracts should be taken care of by having cataract surgery in both eyes to correct the problems they had amplified in my seeing. While my near vision is clouded I can still read and see details, but past two feet and I only see a blurry mess of shapes.
Since 2020 has brought in COVID19 all the conventions I had been invited to have had to cancel and will not be back until ( hopefully ), 2021.
My eyes continued to get worse this year and I went back to my eye doctor last month to hear that my now extremely blurred vision in both eyes was indeed cataracts developing more aggressively.
I do not have insurance to cover the procedures, I’m a self-pay patient.
My doctor is working with me on costs, due to this. However, it is still a lot.
I am putting commissions on “hold” until after my surgeries and the eyes have time to heal.
If you are on my list I am trying to do as much as I can before the procedures, which are scheduled for September 23rd and the second eye on September 30th. The eyes only need a few days each to heal from the laser surgery but four-six weeks for complete healing.
All funds raised from this will go directly to paying ophthalmologist medical bills and medicine.
-- Some facts about cataracts:
Most cataracts develop slowly over the course of years.
The main symptom is blurry vision. Having cataracts can be like looking through a cloudy window.
When a cataract interferes with someone's usual activities, the cloudy lens can be replaced with a clear, artificial lens.
Most cataracts are caused by normal changes in your eyes as you get older.
When you’re young, the lens in your eye is clear. Around age 40, the proteins in the lens of your eye start to break down and clump together. This clump makes a cloudy area on your lens — or a cataract. Over time, the cataract gets more severe and clouds more of the lens.
The main symptom is blurry vision. Having cataracts can be like looking through a cloudy window.
Visual: blurred vision, inability to see in dim light, seeing halos around lights, or vision loss.
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JOHN BEATTY is best known for his inking of popular comic book series at Marvel Comics during the “Bronze Age” of the 80s forward on such titles as Captain America, Secret Wars, The Punisher,
Captain America Annual #8 ( guest-starring Wolverine ), G.I. Joe ( cover inks ), with legendary comic penciler, Mike Zeck.
Together Zeck and Beatty became a very popular “team” during this decade and worked together on many other covers for Marvel comic books or mini-series they did not do interior art for.
Their work is still collected heavily by comic fans worldwide today.
In the 90s, ( an odd decade for comics as they went through booms and busts ), Beatty found himself working with other artists’ on titles at DC Comics. Some of which include JLA, JLE, and doing occasional cover inks. It wasn’t the same feeling until 1993 when teaming up with writer, Doug Moench, and penciler, Kelley Jones that once again during an 8 year run ( including a 3-year run on the monthly “Batman” title ), that Beatty felt the ‘bond’ of a team again. During their eight years, they produced the final two chapters’ of the popular “Batman/Dracula” graphic novel series, as well as “Batman: Haunted Gotham” as well as the first project they worked together on, “Batman: Dark Joker the Wild!”
Beatty was also the inker of “Batman: Year Three” and the first five issues of DC Comics’ new Batman title, “Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.”
Eventually, John found himself working in the commercial department of DC/Warner Bros. in the licensing department, where he provided digital ( vector ) inks and color for many style guides, movie-related projects, and much more work that is used for consumer products.
Today, Beatty finds himself attending conventions and doing private commissions for fans. You can also find him below on the following social media sites and platforms.
Follow John Beatty on these other Social Media platforms:
Twitter: @JohnBeattyArt
YouTube: @JohnBeatty
Instagram: @JohnBeattyArt
Facebook: @JohnBeattyArt
Website: JohnBeattyArt.com
Cataracts had been developing in both my eyes for the past ten years and had begun to get more aggressive.
He noted that my cataracts should be taken care of by having cataract surgery in both eyes to correct the problems they had amplified in my seeing. While my near vision is clouded I can still read and see details, but past two feet and I only see a blurry mess of shapes.
Since 2020 has brought in COVID19 all the conventions I had been invited to have had to cancel and will not be back until ( hopefully ), 2021.
My eyes continued to get worse this year and I went back to my eye doctor last month to hear that my now extremely blurred vision in both eyes was indeed cataracts developing more aggressively.
I do not have insurance to cover the procedures, I’m a self-pay patient.
My doctor is working with me on costs, due to this. However, it is still a lot.
I am putting commissions on “hold” until after my surgeries and the eyes have time to heal.
If you are on my list I am trying to do as much as I can before the procedures, which are scheduled for September 23rd and the second eye on September 30th. The eyes only need a few days each to heal from the laser surgery but four-six weeks for complete healing.
All funds raised from this will go directly to paying ophthalmologist medical bills and medicine.
-- Some facts about cataracts:
Most cataracts develop slowly over the course of years.
The main symptom is blurry vision. Having cataracts can be like looking through a cloudy window.
When a cataract interferes with someone's usual activities, the cloudy lens can be replaced with a clear, artificial lens.
Most cataracts are caused by normal changes in your eyes as you get older.
When you’re young, the lens in your eye is clear. Around age 40, the proteins in the lens of your eye start to break down and clump together. This clump makes a cloudy area on your lens — or a cataract. Over time, the cataract gets more severe and clouds more of the lens.
The main symptom is blurry vision. Having cataracts can be like looking through a cloudy window.
Visual: blurred vision, inability to see in dim light, seeing halos around lights, or vision loss.
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JOHN BEATTY is best known for his inking of popular comic book series at Marvel Comics during the “Bronze Age” of the 80s forward on such titles as Captain America, Secret Wars, The Punisher,
Captain America Annual #8 ( guest-starring Wolverine ), G.I. Joe ( cover inks ), with legendary comic penciler, Mike Zeck.
Together Zeck and Beatty became a very popular “team” during this decade and worked together on many other covers for Marvel comic books or mini-series they did not do interior art for.
Their work is still collected heavily by comic fans worldwide today.
In the 90s, ( an odd decade for comics as they went through booms and busts ), Beatty found himself working with other artists’ on titles at DC Comics. Some of which include JLA, JLE, and doing occasional cover inks. It wasn’t the same feeling until 1993 when teaming up with writer, Doug Moench, and penciler, Kelley Jones that once again during an 8 year run ( including a 3-year run on the monthly “Batman” title ), that Beatty felt the ‘bond’ of a team again. During their eight years, they produced the final two chapters’ of the popular “Batman/Dracula” graphic novel series, as well as “Batman: Haunted Gotham” as well as the first project they worked together on, “Batman: Dark Joker the Wild!”
Beatty was also the inker of “Batman: Year Three” and the first five issues of DC Comics’ new Batman title, “Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.”
Eventually, John found himself working in the commercial department of DC/Warner Bros. in the licensing department, where he provided digital ( vector ) inks and color for many style guides, movie-related projects, and much more work that is used for consumer products.
Today, Beatty finds himself attending conventions and doing private commissions for fans. You can also find him below on the following social media sites and platforms.
Follow John Beatty on these other Social Media platforms:
Twitter: @JohnBeattyArt
YouTube: @JohnBeatty
Instagram: @JohnBeattyArt
Facebook: @JohnBeattyArt
Website: JohnBeattyArt.com
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John Beatty
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