Monofocal Lens Experiences?
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Hi All,
I'm still in the decision stage on my left affected eye and I am wondering if some of you out there who've had monofocal lenses implanted could share your experiences with them? I'm looking to find out if there's any degree of intermediate and even reading distance vision you may have achieved with them and how you find them generally. Were you surprised after surgery how good your vision was? Did you have a less than expected experience? My father had both eyes done with monofocal lenses and he seems pretty happy with them and says he doesn't need glasses most of the time. He said he can even do crossword puzzles without glasses. Would love to hear your stories. Thanks.
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Shrimpie indygeo
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I am extremely happy with my vision as I had worn glasses since the age of 6
I do need reading glasses for very small print . My reading glasses are only +1.00
Are you in the UK
indygeo Shrimpie
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Hi Shrimpie, I'm happy to hear you're happy. Yes, I'm in the UK. Did you get yours done on the NHS? If not, may I ask who you used? Thx.
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Shrimpie indygeo
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indygeo Shrimpie
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I do believe you can get monofocal lenses on the NHS if you're approved by your GP. They don't cover premium lenses like multifocals though.
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Shrimpie indygeo
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indygeo Shrimpie
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oh okay, so what does that mean? I guess I thought that getting a lens was in fact correction of some kind? I'm a bit confused. Are you saying the NHS doesn't correct for astigmatism?
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Shrimpie indygeo
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ThE NHS only cover standard monofocal lense when Surgery is done for cataracts . The nhs will not do cataract surgery until the cataract is quite mature . NHS surgery does not cover astigmatism correction . If you want vision & astigmatism correction then this has to be paid for privately . I have BUPA medical insurance through my work . I had already decided to pay for the surgery myself as my work medical cover would pay for it as it is chases as cosmetic surgery . I was fortunate than when I saw the consultant to finalise the surgery details he noticed I had early stage cataracts . As cataract & vision correction are done by the sane procedure Bupa paid for the cataract surgery & paid the additional fee to upgrade my lenses to correct my vision & astigmatism. Where in the uk are you .
indygeo Shrimpie
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I'm in sw London. The cataract in my left eye is sufficiently bad that my doctor referred me to the NHS for a consultation. I'm not sure I'll go with them though as I've also looked into a couple of private surgeons as well and I feel that maybe I can get more specialised care with them. My right eye (not affected by cataract) is okay for reading but not very good for distance. I would like to see if the mono-vision strategy might work by setting my left to distance.
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Shrimpie indygeo
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Before you make a decision on mono vision the surgeon can give you a trial with contact lenses . One lens for distance one lens for reading. I couldn’t have mono vision as I have a muscle convergence in my eyes . I am in Scotland . My surgery was carried out by Laser Vision Scotland. Excellent care & service .
indygeo Shrimpie
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Night-Hawk indygeo
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If its more negative than -2.0D in the right eye, that would probably too much difference if the left eye was corrected for good distance vision (near 0.0D) since they try to keep the difference between the two eyes to within 2.0D for monovision.
indygeo Night-Hawk
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Hi Night-Hawk, Well, as it turns out, I'm just at 2.0 diopters if the left eye is set to 0.0D. Here are the scan results:
Right: -2.00 Cyl: -0.75 Axis: 105
Left: -2.25 Cyl: -1.25 Axis: 54
Night-Hawk indygeo
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indygeo Night-Hawk
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Ah.. interesting.. So just curious...How do you arrive at the -2.3D? I'm a bit thick when it comes to these measurements and what they mean Are you taking into account the Cyl or Axis measure somehow? Thx.
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Night-Hawk indygeo
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