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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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RonAKA Thelionartist
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Here is an article to search for if you want to read about the range of options available for IOLs, and what the pros and cons of each are. It is from December 2019 so is fairly up to date on what is available in the US and Canada.
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Picking a Premium IOL For Every Patient - review of optometry
janus381 Thelionartist
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Look up some of Danish-Viking's posts. Unfortunately he may have retired from posting on this forum. But he had congenital cataracts and not speaking for him, but I think you will see from his posts that he is very pleased with his vision. He put an EDOF in one eye and a tri-focal in the other eye.. He is a big fan of the tri-focal technology.
I don't just have regular age-related cataracts (though at a fairly young age), and I'm very pleased with PanOptix tri-focal in both eyes.
Premium IOLs are the right choice not right for everyone, but the vast majority who choose them are very satisfied with the results. If you do a lot of night driving, then the risk that you find the night effects like halos and starburst unacceptable may not be worth it. For me, my night vision is better than with cataracts, and the halos were always quite faint, and are even fainter now after 7+ months. Starburst were always moderate, they seemed a little worse for a while due to PCO, but now seem even less noticeable before.I have no concerns at all with night vision.
I've worn glasses most of my life, and while I didn't mind wearing glasses, it is freeing to not need them anymore. It's only recently that I've stopped reaching for my nighttable to look for glasses when I wake up out of habit.
ayeaye janus381
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what happens to the pco situation? does it resolve on its own?
Thelionartist janus381
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you can see your smartphone ? see the Tv in dark room ? work on pc ? read a book in dim light ?
Sue.An2 ayeaye
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PCO doesn't happen 100% of the time. If it occurs it will not go away on its own need a YAG laser treatment.
janus381 Thelionartist
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I have a long thread that's moved back to page 1 where I share my experience, including vision at 1 week, 1 month, and describing when near vision got better. It will vary by person, but for me distance was 20/20 day after surgery, intermediate took one week, no problem with computer distance or TV. Near took a little longer (think it was one month before I could read newspapers on the subway. In dim light (e.g. trying to read menus in dark restaurant lighting), I need to some extra light (e.g. from smartphone) to help read.
I had early PCO in left eye. I didn't notice it myself, as with both eyes open, binocular summation still gave me 20/20 vision. But in follow-up checks using the left eye alone vision was more blurry due to PCO. YAG cleared it up, but while it's better, left eye by vision alone is not quite as good as it was just after surgery.Doctor diagnosed dry eye when comparing OCT scans now versus before, and suggested eye drops.So we will see if that produces some more improvement.