Multifunction cataract lens problems since June 2017

Okay I am back ---sorry about the leave.  I am just wanting to see clear----anything of distance is a BLUR and I have to have reader for close up.   I am so ready to go back to bifocal lens glasses, but I've been told I would be wasting my money because my eyes will clear up, but don't know when.  My glasses previous to cataract surgery cost about 450 dollars -- so it would be a waste IF and when I get clear vision back.  I am trying to do what the Dr recommends.  This not knowing what is happening just seems so unreal.  I know at least 10-12 other friends who have had cataract surgery since mine and they had NO ISSUES and see great.   I tell them they are BLESSED and I am happy for them.  So the current eye drops now are called Alphagan P0.1% which is for glaucoma and I don't have but it also is to help with the halos and bursting! 

I have to admit I was shocked to see so many others with problems, so I realize I am not alone.  Just want answers like everyone else and some results. 

I have always been happy with my eye doctor and since I am currently seeing a Cornea Specialist he has been treating me well. 

In later November 2017 he had put amniotic membrane on my R eye and a hard contact on for 3 weeks--no change in my vision.  Then Dec 13 he did the same with my L eye and within 2 day -- Dec 15 I could actually see clearly DISTANCE with my left eye; clear as can be. Closeness no change, still needing readers.  He will try to do my R eye again at a later date because sometimes it needs more than one treatment. I go back Feb 2 so until then I am patiently waiting to see if the plugs for my tear ducts help and work.    Has anyone else had the Amniotic membrane done?  (also called the band-aid for eye)

I am praying for each and everyone one of you also, because I do believe in prayers and I have gotten some results with my L eye.  Wanting the same for my R eye.

Just seems like forever since I have seen clearly.

I don't understand why Medicare can not cover more of these cost and why does eye drops have to be so expensive?

thanks for listening.

Alphagan P eyedrops makes your eye pupil smaller, so that can help with some of the night vision issues like halos and starbursts. People with pupils that get larger than typical in dark conditions, can get the night vision artifacts more than those with smaller pupils.

With my right eye with a toric monofocal IOL outside at night when my eye's pupil is at its maximum size (about 5+mm diameter) I can see a half circle arc above some bright lights.  If my eye's pupil is even larger after an eye exam where they use eyedrops that over-dilates your eye, I see full circles around lights even indoors.  Its suspected thats because with the pupil open big enough light can reflect off the IOL's edge to give that effect.  Probably my pupil can just barely get big enough on a dark night so only the top edge of the IOL gets light reflections visible, probably because the IOL may be positioned very slightly off center relative to the pupil's center, very slightly low.

But if my pupil is very slightly smaller by staring at say a flashlight for a second, the half circles disappear.  As one ages your pupil max size gets smaller, so I suspect this will go away completely for me in the near future and even now its not a major issue since there is usually enough background light while driving at night from other cars, etc to keep my pupil a little smaller than its max size.  But for those with a pupil larger than mine (such as younger patients under age 50) the Alphagen P is often prescribed to reduce your pupil size for a few hours when needed.