JUST HAD VIVITY LENS IMPLANTED 3 WEEKS
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Hi,
I had Vivity implanted in my non-dominant eye 3 weeks ago. I have good distance vision as expected, I have good mid-range vision (to type on my Mac Air) but my near vision (to see my smartphone and read a book or textbooks) is blurry. I am disappointed. I have read that my near vision could still improve with time. I would love to know if anyone has heard this as well. As far as any halos at night, I don't notice them, but my cataract was so bad with such bad halos that anything would seem like an improvement. I also have a cataract in my dominant eye, so any slight halos I see could be due to that as well. I am noticing a slight waviness in my peripheral vision, but this could just be the natural healing process. At the one month mark, I have the appt with dialation where I will see how I'm healing. I hope I haven't wasted nearly $3k.
I really don't understand how my brother had multifocals implanted 10 years ago and he can see well without glasses at both near and far distances, but I get the latest technology and am stuck in readers.
I would love to have any feedback on anyone else's experiences. I contacted the FDA to see if I could get more long-term stats but they have not responded.
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graybadger gayle14130
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Have Vivity (non-Toric)in 1 eye for 2 months. Just received Vivity (non-Toric) in 2nd eye this week. 2nd eye was worst eye. Still adjusting and taking it easy....I am sunlight sensitive and spend most of my time in a semi-dark room. TV colours are so wonderful and more vivid. I am on my laptop and reading my Kobo reader (7 books already!) without glasses. Still adjusting but very happy so far.
Previously I wore glasses for last 20(?) years.....lens hardening with age so first just reading glasses, then computer distance and last 5 years have been for driving also.
So far no glasses, but still healing. I picked Vivity over multifocal as I am fussy.....glare, halos, and to be unclear at intermediate range would irritate me.
Sue.An2 graybadger
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Sounds like you have great results. Our eyes were clouded with cataracts so everything was dimmer. I too was very light sensitive for many weeks following surgery. Would wear sunglasses inside my house!
RonAKA graybadger
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I found that when I first came out of the cataract surgery brighter lights were not so much of a problem. Then when the pupil dilation drops wore off it became a major problem with pain for the first 2-3 days, and I wore dark glasses. I think that the pain comes from the dilation and contraction of the pupils due to bright lights. Something must get irritated with that part of the eye from the surgery.
alice87180 graybadger
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What is non-Toric? Is that a brand of Vivity?
jonathan95823 graybadger
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hi, I have the same priorities as you do--happy to use readers to avoid glare, halos, and the like. I'm doing Vivity in the nondominant eye in July. Plan A is to get Vivity in both eyes. if there are halos or the like I think a monofocal in the other eye can make them less bothersome. But I'm hoping for results like yours.
henry35359 jonathan95823
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Hi Jonathan,
Do you get Vivity on both eyes or monofocal in the other eyes?
How the vision of Vivity for near vision?
sarah43268 gayle14130
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graybadger, Glad to hear of your good result! I am so thankful to all of you who have taken the time to post your experiences and questions. I'm due for surgery in July. You seem to be able to see far, intermediate, and near. How wonderful! Do you know if your surgeon offset the 2nd lens (mini-monovision) and, if so, by how much? Thanks!
alice87180 gayle14130
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Has your vision improved at all since you wrote? i am scheduled for cataract surgery in 2 weeks and I can't decide which to get. My main problem is reading so I don't know if the Vivity is the right one although the intermediate vision would be nice.
mathgenius gayle14130
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I also had the Vivity lens implanted. Unfortunately I was not as fortunate as you. My vision is blurry for all focal lengths. In ddition my insurance would not cover the cost of the Vivity lens or the laser necessary for the cataract surgery. I was hit with a big bill, and now have to undergo another unpleasant occular surgery, and pay another bill for the implant of another type of lens. The Vivity lens is not the panacea that it claims to be.
kristi74388 mathgenius
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Agree 100%! I paid $3000 to the doctor for my lens pre surgery. Now my vision is blurry in my dominant eye. The non dominant eye was scheduled for surgery but it's now postponed. I have yet to receive the bills. The eye surgeon says she can fix it doing LASIK or cornea incisions in her office? I'm not familiar with the latter. She hasn't even mentioned another surgery as a remedy. I'm terrified it can't be corrected. I can no longer drive things are so blurry. I wish I had never, ever done it!!!
jonathan95823 gayle14130
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hi,
Both my eyes have cataracts. Vivity sounds right for me because I don't mind readers at all but would like to see the dashboard, the kitchen counter, food on the plate, that sort of thing. And I want to drive at night, so the less glare and fewer halos the better. So I'm getting Vivity in the non dominant eye. The question is, what about the second, dominant eye?
There are stats in this chain that suggest Vivity works best if in both eyes. But some commenters suggest a monofocal in the second eye is beneficial. I know someone who has an extended range lens plus monofocal combo and he loves it. He says the monofocal gives him super sharp distance vision. Also that halos are faint, which may not be an issue with Vivity. If pressed he refuses to prefer one over the other, claiming that the combo is best.
Can anyone comment on what it's like to have this combo? The quality of the general vision--the way the world looks, crisp and natural--is my highest priority. If a monofocal adds sharpness or better contrast or some other aesthetic improvement I guess I'd want it. But all things being equal I'd rather have lenses that match, if only to avoid comparison and second guessing. If there's no positive plus to the monofocal then it seems like you're sacrificing optimal mid range clarity for nothing.
Can anyone comment on whether it feels weird to have a monofocal in one eye and Vivity or similar in the other? Just what does the monofocal add? Are you aware of pros and cons in each eye or do you soon forget about the lenses and just see?
kristi74388 gayle14130
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My story is not as good. I had Vivity lens put in my DOMINANT eye on June 3, 2021. My vision in that eye was 20/30 with glasses. It is now 20/75 with my new lens. I can't see street signs. Objects are blurry at 20 feet. I've gone back to the eye surgeon 4 times now. She keeps saying "give it time." I no longer drive because I don't feel safe. I often see double in the lens eye and along with being blurry, things look like they are under a lot of glare. I don't know what to do! Second opinion? The surgeon says she promises she will fix it. She has suggested LASIK or cornea incisions. I'm afraid of both. I was scheduled to have my non dominant eye done the end of June and it is now postponed. My next opinion will be July 19. If anyone has any suggestions for me I'd love to hear them.
Guest kristi74388
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It's true that healing takes time and it can get better but with 20/75 after almost 3 weeks I suspect the power was way off and you need an IOL exchange. I'm not a doctor and haven't even had my own surgery yet but that doesn't sound right at all.
deb32343 gayle14130
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Boy, do I feel your disappointment. I was told the same thing as you and had the same response. I had the Vivity IOL implanted on April 12. I was told that the reason that I couldn't read with it was because my pupil is not centered. All I could think was, "you don't measure this before recommending this IOL"? My second eye had a regular distance IOL implanted. That surgery was just yesterday so I do not know for sure what my final outcome will be but the readers I am using now are 2.50 in strength. I expect I will be in glasses too. I am curious if you were told that your less than optimal outcome had anything to do with the position of your pupil. Really disappointing. Please do share anything you hear from the FDA.
I should add that I used "monovision" contact lenses successfully many years ago so was a good candidate for having one lens be Vivity and the other a monofocal distance lens. (for those who don't know, monovision is when one contact lens is for reading and the other for distance. It isn't recommended for IOLs unless the person had success with it with contact lenses). So far, my distance vision is good. I can type on the computer, watch TV, navigate around the world without magnification but I cannot read. I doubt this will change much but time will tell.
bob38868 gayle14130
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They never promised near vision like a trifocal with the Vivity. If you can read the navigation screen at night in your vehicle the lens are likely doing as much as expected.
I went into mono focal+ knowing I would need reading glasses for close up reading unless I went with mono vision. Mono vision should work with Vivity also although the contrast sensitivity may be a trade off.
I vote for the low dysphotopsia of basic lens like a natural young crystalline lens. I'll accept the trade offs. If you never wore glasses in your life it might be a little adjustment but not that much of a hassle if you get great active-life vision.
Some people do well with multi focal lens...do we know if we will...we have one chance unless we want to go the higher risk explant journey.