Correction of Hyperopia and Astigmatism with At Lisa

Sorry I'm not English speaking man.

Just a quick correction,

I'm hyperopic with about +6 at right eye and +6.50 at the left eye with an astigmatism of +1.50 at the Right eye and 1.75 at the left eye.

Please do not have unnecessary surgery on your eyes. If you see perfectly with your progressive lenses, do not risk the quality of your vision. If you've read these forums then you know the various issues that can arise from these surgeries; why would you risk your eyesight?

No implanted lens works as well as the real thing. Not to mention that there is no guarantee that you will be glasses-free afterwards. In fact, the chances are very good that you will still need glasses in some situations. Just be thankful your eyesight is as good as it is and leave well enough alone!

i felt the need to reply, as i too at one point considered the lens exchange long before cataracts developed. my eye dr suggested two basic options...multifocal or monovision( one eye set at distance, one eye set for near) i tried contact lenses with monovision and couldnt stand it and removed contacts within 4 hours...my depth perception was completely thrown off. i tried the lenses in different eyes and just couldnt understand how people would want to live this way. i believe the dr gave the wrong prescription to the clerk.

as the above comment, no replacement lens will compare to your original eye sight, there will be compromises. halos, starbursts, floaters, dry eye, astigmatism from the surgery alone, and basically a compromise in overall vision, even with multifocal, no distance is exactly perfect 20/20 vison--im pretty close but had better vision before surgery with a slight cataract that was effecting low light condidtions and near vision ( like threading a needle)

i ended up with multifocal lenses restor3.0from acrysoft one eye with a toric to combat an astigmatism, but im still left with an astigmatism due to the surgeries ( i ended up having 5 surgeries total due to the original drs mistakes)

going forward with lens exchange is a wonderful idea, but the results arent always what we expect. i suggest you gather as much information as possible, get multiple dr opinions before going under the knife.

most lenses can only be dialed in with .50 of prescription...so if you are between sizes, it does compromise your vision slightly ( when they ask if "one or two is better" type comparison. i hope this laymans explanation helps you to make a clearer choice

good luck

Thanks Bookwoman and Julielyn.

In effect I'm tempted, really tempted to make the surgery, in effect, to have a life without glasses after 49 years (yes practically I was born with glasses) it's a kind of dream and I will be able to accept a compromise; now what I'm trying to understand is if this compromise can be suitable/acceptable or not.

Reading at this forum I meet people that are really enthusiast and extremely happy for it saying that they restore the sight when they were young, saying that they never had a sight like that, and other that meet a lot of trouble.

I have read that in my case can be even better to make this surgery because hi hyperopic people has more chance to meet glaucoma after 50 and suppose to be the best candidate for the crystalline transplant.

I have also look at some halos simulator based on the patient outcomes trying to convincing me that that first, they are realistic, and second if can be acceptable the worst outcomes represented in the simulation

The reality is that I'm really confused... the temptation is very high but there is a part of me the is pushing the brakes...

Hi Mirko

I think in a forum like this, where most people come, because they have had some sort of problem with their surgery, you will probably find most people will say don´t do it. Because if you are in the unlucky few percents, it would never be worth it.

That said clear lens exchange is widely used here in Denmark.

I have At Lara in one eye and At Lisa in one eye, i did have cataracts before surgery.

Lara is not a bad lens, but Lisa just have something extra in the same package, that in my opinion makes Lisa the winner.

There are two videos that I really think you should see, made of a guy that have had a clear lens exchange, he explains a lot about his journey, and also a lot about side effects. He have had the Finevision trifocal, that are very similar to Lisa.

Search youtube for

Testimonial Trifocal IOL lens inplant from day 1 to 11 months after operation

Trifocal IOL lens inplant testimonial from month 12 until month 24 (part 10)

Hi Danish, nice to meet you.

I follow your discussion and I can say that I was initially oriented to the EDOF, but after reading your thread I get convinced for the At Lisa.

Yesterday night I watched at both of the you tube video you have indicated to me (really thank you for it).

The reality is that I still confused, my first concern is the halos and the rest of the sight disturbs. I feel now better to know that these, in case, will disappears, is just matter of time, but if they will be so hard in order to make me impossible to drive, maybe this can be a problem because everyday I need to drive 65 Km (40 miles)from my work place at home, and when I drive back is always dark...

I can have a ride from a colleague, but the idea to loose my independence obviously discourages me.

So now I'm thinking at the monofocal , OK I will dress lenses for PC and reading but I will never have glasses as wide as bottoms, I will becomes like a normal man at my edge that becomes presbyopic; or, I just need to accept to invest at least my next 6 months in discomfort in order to have a total independence from the glasses (and rehabilitation seems to be immediate).

I have a question: based on your experience, are the sides effect to strong to totally prevent driving and in case for how long this lasted.

Thanks all and sorry if in some ways I could be boring all of you.