Savannah Guthrie Will Undergo Cataract Surgery to Fix a Complication From Her Torn Retina
Savannah Guthrie is undergoing cataract surgery.
The Today host suffered a torn retina in December 2019 after her son accidentally threw a toy train at her face.
Guthrie will not host Today this week as she recovers.
Savannah Guthrie is undergoing another procedure after suffering a tear in her retina last year. The Today host, who previously underwent eye surgery, took to Instagram to announce she’s heading into cataract surgery following an expected complication with her eye.
On Monday morning, Guthrie shared a picture of her son Charley playing a game alongside an update about her health. She also announced she would not be hosting Today this week as she recovers.
“Headed off for cataract surgery! This was an expected complication of the retina detachment—I am very hopeful my sight will be restored 💯—and I will be back later this week!” she wrote in the caption. Fans flooded the post with well wishes for a speedy recovery. “Good luck today!! You’ve got this,” one person wrote. “Can’t wait to see ya back ❤️,” another added.
A post shared by Savannah Guthrie (@savannahguthrie) on Jul 20, 2020 at 5:21am PDT
Guthrie has had to put off this surgery due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Today host said her vision has not been the same ever since her son accidentally threw a toy train at her eye. After undergoing an initial surgery last December to repair the tear in her retina, she explained that she would need more surgeries because her vision loss was getting worse.
“Eventually I’m hopeful that when everything turns to normal, I’ll be able to schedule those surgeries, and I’m hopeful there’ll be a big improvement,” Guthrie told People in April. “I don’t think my eye will ever be the way it once was, but I think it will be much improved.”
“When you have this retinal detachment, most people will end up developing cataracts, obviously at a much younger age than would normally be expected,” she said. “When you have cataracts, you get blurry spots and you notice it more and more. So I do.”
According to the National Eye Institute, a cataract—a cloudy area in your eye’s lens—can result in blurry vision, colors that appear faded, sensitivity to light, difficulty seeing at night, and double vision. Cataracts are generally age-related, but they can develop after an eye injury like Guthrie’s. During cataract surgery, the clouded lens is removed and replaced with an artificial one.
“It’s been a long time, I’m super excited,” Guthrie recently said of her upcoming procedure on Today. “I feel like it’s Christmas morning because if they remove this cataract I’ll really be able to see, and I’ve had a hard time seeing.”
“Once they remove that blur, I think it will be a lot better,” she added. “Hopefully next time I see you I’ll really see you!”
A post shared by TODAY (@todayshow) on Dec 12, 2019 at 5:51am PST
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