An answer to How much will I need readers?

Meant enjoying glasses free 90% of the time.  I think I have said before one can get good results regardless of lens selection.  No 2 people are alike and even if they were - preferences would still vary.  Enjoy your new cataract free vision!

Which type of IOL did you get?

The drs won't say you'll never need glasses and mention how you may need reading glasses for very small print and/of nightime driving glasses. That you can't expect perfect vision but should have "functional" vision.

I know nothing about diopters.

I test J2 for near vision and 20/32 for far , though on the chart I can struggle to make out 20/25 and 20/20

I have the Zeiss trifocal, but it's not available in the US. I'm a retiree in Mexico and just happened to luck out

After reading some of the postings on this website, it truly saddens me that there are quite a few docs who see the surgery as a "nice little earner" and try to cram in as many patients as possible. It's not going to give you perfect results, but you should be informed of exactly what's reasonable and what's not. And what's "functional" vision, anyway? What works for you may not be enough for me and vice versa.

I test 20/20 and better and J1. More importantly, everything on the charts are crisp and clear for the first time in years. I wasn't expecting results so amazing, especially with my crappy eyes, but I'm absolutely over the moon. The funniest thing is that one of the side effects is that I now cry when I cut onions. I actually have to wear my sunglasses for protection!.

I am confused - it would still be your eyes seeing a photo or the real object.?

Cataracts made everything look a little tinted (yellowish Brown).  I didn’t even realize that until I had my first surgery.  Colours from newly operated eye were very bright.  Looked real to me compared to that brown tint from eye that hadn’t yet been operated on.

Often photographs (unless high end camera) aren’t accurate either.  Depends on lighting and quality of camera.

 Nope you can see what the color was when you bought it. I do it with everything. For some reason you can see the true color on a picture.  I bought a throw and it was the red shade I needed for that room.  When I look at it now it’s purple. I kboughtbtgst throw before the cataracts even we’re there. My cataracts were not bad I should have waited to replace the lens. I’m not the only one that has said that. I asked my daughter what color she’s sees and she said red. It’s all a bunch of hype   Can’t read close up the colors are distorted floaters all over the place and night driving is a joke.  So angry

I don’t have those issues with floaters or colour distortion but my cataracts needed surgery.  Was having difficulty seeing - especially driving and reading road signs / license plates so had no choice.  Other than the concentric circles around certain light sources my vision has greatly improved with Symfony lenses.

I find I’m can’t adjust to them either. I know their healed but they get so tired and I feel like my eyes are heavy.  My left eye was 2months ago and my right was 3 months ago. Did you find it hard to adjust to them or do I need more time

I was fortunate in that I could see well the day after my surgery.  I did have the feeling of something in my eye for a couple of weeks and kept using the artificial tears which did help.   I know everyone is different for a number of people the steroid drops made things worse and only felt better once those weeks were over.

Did you have traditional surgery or laser?

Were both your eyes targeted for same distance?  I don’t think I could have handled monovision or mini monovision well.  I do get migraines and having that set up may have aggravated that dondidnt want to take the chance.  As it turns out set for plano I can read well anyways.

Hope you do feel better with time Frances.   Have you gotten a written prescription yet?  Are you able to share that?  Might provide some clues.

I never noticed a change in color after my surgeries.

Good to know.  For colours - the cataracts (unbeknownst to me were altered due to those turning everything a yellowish brown colour.  I was simply amazed at colours after first eye was implanted with Symfony.  I had 6 weeks to wait for 2nd surgery so I would compare the view from the 2 eyes.  I am really thinking some of the issues have nothing to do with lens itself.  Results are dependant on a number of other factors.

Totally agree - clear lens exchanges are something being pushed for profit but do not necessarily benefit the person at all.   Lenses have yet to be perfected to point where anyone should consider them. (except rare cases).  So it wasn’t my cataracts causing things to be yellowish?   I was young at 53 to have cataracts that progressed very quickly.  I had 6 weeks between surgeries so I too compared the differences.

Yep the natural lens gradually gets more yellow/brown over the years.  With an IOL you now see the colors that a young child sees!

Some people are used to having a yellow filter in their eyes thats why the Alcon brand puts a yellow filter in their IOLs to simulate a natural lens of about age 30 or so.

I am fascinated by this - going to do some reading.  I did not know that eyes see colours different as one ages.  Thought it was due to cataracts.