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Blended vision after cataracts

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uptwng
uptwng

I need to give my surgeon a decision tomorrow on having blended vision lenses. I already had the right eye done to see far. I have to decide now if I want the left eye done to see near so that I don't need glasses at all. If I don't like it within 2 months they will redo the left eye at no charge to me. Anybody else have input?

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  • at201
    at201 uptwng

    Posted

    I will strongly suggest to go for blended vision. Having the left eye end up with about -1.0D will make it much easier for you to do most of the activities without glasses (you will still need glasses for reading small print).
    • uptwng
      uptwng at201

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply. How is your vision when driving? Did it take you any length of time to get used to blended vision like dizziness for example?
    • colleen73335
      colleen73335 uptwng

      Posted

      I can drive w/o glasses it’s much sharper with glasses. And at night, I get a lot of glare which the glasses help cut down. I don’t think I would do a lot of highway driving at night because I really have a hard time judging how fast other cars are coming toward me so left turns or passing don’t feel safe. I don’t need reading glasses except tiny, tiny print. My surgeon made me where a distant contact before the surgery (I was nearsighted). I didn’t have any trouble  with dizziness or adjusting. Good luck
    • at201
      at201 uptwng

      Posted

      Actually, I have monovision with one eye set for distance and the other one for reading. It took me less than 5 minutes to adjust to monovision with contact lenses, which was before the cataract surgeries. Never had a problem driving at night, dizziness, depth of field or any bad associated effects.

      The blended vision (difference of only about 1.0D between the eyes) is much easier to adjust to than the monovision ( difference of about 2.25D between the 2 eyes).

  • colleen73335
    colleen73335 uptwng

    Posted

    I have in eye set for distance and one for near. Although the surgeon says I do not need glasses, I find I do want them to drive, especially at night. Also, anything that requires using my peripheral vision-  I referee sports and play sports,  I miss things from the short sighted eye
    • uptwng
      uptwng colleen73335

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply. So you would recommend blended vision? I have heard that your vision can be a bit distorted with night driving. 
  • Deb03
    Deb03 uptwng

    Posted

    I have not had the surgery yet, but am inclined to go with slightly blended vision. I just saw a surgeon (who typically recommends blended vision), and told him I didn't want to give up too much distance in my non-dominant eye. He normally goes with a higher value for glasses independence, but for my requirements, he recommended around -.75 to -1 in the non-dominant eye. It seems like around -1.25 to -1.5 gives you a better chance of not needing glasses for reading. It's really an individual decision, but it seems like even a little bit myopic would be advantageous. Did the doctor tell you the what the target diopters would be?

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