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Thank you for this question which is of great interest to me.  I also do a lot of handcraft as well as reading and I've been used to glasses for distance since a child.  I ditch the glasses for close work, and dread losing my good close sight.  Although my optician has not yet referred me for surgery, I already have great difficulty with glare in strong sunlight or with headlights at night and I will only drive short distances on cloudy days, so the question of glare and halo has put me off the idea of having lenses like Symfony.  And many thanks to all who have answered from their own experience.  My optician will not see me for another year, and I understand that there is an 18 week waiting list even before seeing a specialist once I've been referred.  So I will have to put up with this for another couple of years at least, but I am almost convinced that monofocal lenses set to close and middle distances (both eyes have cataracts) will be my ultimate choice.

I'm sure people will share their info with you. I don't think I have anything that would be helpful. Just wanted to wish you a successful surgery!

Hi. I am in uk. I had monofocals but set at different distances as first one was only intermediate rather than further distance as hoped for and was dominant eye. Second eye was set to make up for lack of distance in other. I can see clearly to drive. My near sight is not as good as it was previously as with glasses ..which were varifocals..i had to remove them forclose up vision. Now i need lasses for threading a needle and reading really small print though can manage to read without. Due to difference in distance vision in both eyes i chose to have prescription glasses and sunglasses too for driving distances incase i found any difficulty with tiredness etc as a safety precaution. This was still cheaper than the varifocals i had to buy previously. I am happy with my sight without glasses and the use of glasses for close up work. For first time ever i dont have to wear glasses all the time. Howevwe it has taken about 6 weeksaftrr surgery on last eye before i wa ready to look at a prescription for glasses.

I am just so happy that my cataracts are no more and my myopic sight i have had since childhood is no longer an issue giving me a new found freedom without glasses. Would i have rather had near sight or intermediate only?..who knows..except i would have needed glasses n order to see anything beyond arms length it seems had i done so. To be able to look beyond the window ...to enjoy the views as i am out and about without needing glasses especially in hot weather is rewarding in itself. I can watch tv..look out of the window..drive...all of those things without needing glasses. So using glasses for reallyclose up work is well worthwhile and only that when i feelthe need to.is

amazing. Good luck!