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a read a lot of negative experience do you see better or worse after cataract surgery with multifocal (tecnis synergy,symfont,Panoptix) ?
i am 33 years old i am afraid to see worse than i see now with my conginital cataract
i see 3/10 in both of my eye
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Sue.An2 Thelionartist
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If you have cataracts (congenital age related) you will see better no matter which lens you select (regular or premium lenses). There is s high success rate for this surgery. Of course as with anything in life there is a small percentage where something goes wrong.
With premium lenses like the ones you ate looking at you likely won't need glasses after the surgery or if needed it will be for minimal use. Again this is provided the surgery was successful. The tradeoff for this vision is more halos and/or glare at night and slight loss of contrast (with Symfony I think it is a 10 to 15% reduction and slightly more for PanOptix. Some personality types have s harder time with this than others. Also depending on your job (if it requires night vision) this you'll want to take into consideration too.
Wish you well on this journey.
ayeaye Sue.An2
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if you do alot of night driving be prepared for the more common haloes, starbursts. 15 20% of ppl cant deal with it. If your the 80 your lucky. I was considering pan optix but after months of research I know I didnt want to pay $3000 per lens and then not be able to still drive at night!
Everyone is different tho but the multi and trifocal have that compromise
Thelionartist ayeaye
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is it worst at the point where i can not drive ?
Thelionartist Sue.An2
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inwill see bettter my phone pc and Tv ?
without glare and flair ?
Sue.An2 Thelionartist
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i have Symfony lenses both eyes - none of the lights inside my home cause glare or halos. the halos (concentric circles I see outside when I am a distance away (football field length). As i get closer to the light source the circles disappear.
Sue.An2 ayeaye
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I do drive at night. I am not overly concerned anymore about driving at night. Yes I still see concentric circles bit don't find them too bothersome
ayeaye Sue.An2
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is it a clear ring or fuzz -like within ? any starburst on headlights
ayeaye Thelionartist
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yes for some...and for those they are so miserable. and it's not like 2% , much much higher of those who cannot adapt and have worse night time driving. ..its just not an exact science...I wish it was..I'm having my first eye thurs- in 2 days..so not looking forward to it!! nothing like healthy natural lenses....which this forum isnt full of!!
I wish more patients who were 95% so satisfied would come here and tell us what lenses they had and their various experiences as weeks and months go by!
Sue.An2 ayeaye
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Circles are very distinct - inner ones are more vibrant and outer ones are faint.
Oncoming headlights - I found these very hard even before cataract surgery or cataracts for that matter. Especially the new blue white ones - very blinding. Have to look away to side of the road when faced with those. More so if road is dark (no overhead lighting. My husband who does not have any sign of cataracts at all finds headlights bothersome when driving at night. It is subjective person to person.
When watching an outside fame like football or soccer those big floodlights look very normal to me. No extra flare or starbursts. When travelling behind s car the red tail lights ate slightly fuzzy - likely due to Symfony lenses. Not bothersome. When a car brakes I again see the concentric circles (red as they take on colour of lights. They are huge circles - extend beyond vehicle. Able to see through them. Kind of my new normal - I am not bothered by them nor does it prevent me driving at night.
Sue.An2 ayeaye
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It is very normal stat though that satisfied people rarely post about their experiences. There ate some like myself though that stumbled upon this forum while looking for info on cataract surgery (at that time I did not know there was a choice in lenses - learned that here)!
But I am satisfied with the outcome. I still wish I didn't have to deal with cataracts at 53. But that is life and we all deal with unpleasant things in life the best we can. Yes nothing like the natural lenses God created us with. Artificial ones will never be better than those. However we do live in times where we are able to see well again. A 100 years ago I would have gone blind due to cataracts.
Sue.An2 ayeaye
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Just wanted to wish you well on Thursday. The procedure itself is really quick and painless. Hurst more to have my teeth cleaned at the dentist.
Please post when you can and let us know how you made out.
ayeaye Sue.An2
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Im.glad you can at least see through them! that's important! my first eye due tomo!! I'm nerrrrrrvous
ayeaye Sue.An2
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thank you so much! support is so appreciated and I will do my support when I can after surgery!
ayeaye Sue.An2
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so true so true
Chris53317 Thelionartist
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I am retired, wore glasses for 50 years, and see better now than prior to surgery. It is had to tell if I see better now than when I was 30, but likely not. The reason is my eyes were young enough back then to adjust well for all distances (with the help of glasses), and there were no halos from lights.
The guideline is to avoid multifocal if you drive for a living or if you are concerned about their possible side effects like halos, glare, or starbursts. There are currently no tests to predict how you will react.
If you are prepared to use glasses then monofocal IOLs are likely best. The other good outlook is the IOL technology is continuing to improve. The disadvantages of current multifocal could be solved in 15 years, and an explant/exchange may be practical for you at that time.
ayeaye Chris53317
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which did you get? Imn have first eye tomo for tecnisII monofocal distance
Chris53317 ayeaye
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PanOptix trifocal.
Wishing you a successful and stress free operation.
ayeaye Chris53317
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chris...thank you so.much for your good wishes! your support means alot!