Blended vision after cataracts
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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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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).
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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?