need feedback re: cataract surgery & correcting for near vs far vision
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Notes on need feedback re: cataract surgery & correcting for near vs far vision
Macjazz xyzxyzxyz
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So it works for me. I think it tends to be a bit of a crapshoot, how the surgery finally works out, it's partly science but also partly an art, from what I can see. I do know that If my regular vision were as sharp now as it is with my glasses on, it would be annoying and uncomfortable. No way can I read through the distance lenses on my glasses. Don't know if this helps, but this is my experience, anywyay.
xyzxyzxyz Macjazz
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Macjazz xyzxyzxyz
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I'll take this result any time ... I'm actually very happy to be where I'm at, as for several months after the surgery I had a flashing in my left eye, which appears to have been related to movement in the fluid in the eye, and movement in the retina. This finally resolved itself after about six months, which has been an enormous relief. Cataract surgery is fairly routine nowadays, but as we see in these forums, there definitely can be complications and inaccuracies.
softwaredev Macjazz
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Most patients do have good results with catarct surgery, it is only a small minority that have probelms, but of course they are the ones that will post.
vegmama7 Macjazz
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lin59 softwaredev
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I'm writing this for anyone who may be reading it at some point in the future as a response to what softwaredev said about most people's vision starting to get blurry at 6 feet and closer with standard non-toric monofocal IOLs set for distance and also what he said about only a tiny minority can read without glasses with standard non-toric monofocal IOLs set for distance. Well he is totally incorrect about this. I for one can see fine without glasses at all distances with standard non-toric monofocal IOLs set for distance (and my insurance company covered the entire cost for them - the ones I have were made by Bausch & Lomb, but they're all basically the same no matter who the manufacturer is). The only time I need glasses is for the teeny tiny print on the side of a prescription bottle (not the front of the bottle, that I can read fine without any glasses at all). I don't need glasses for any other reason, including driving or seeing my car's speedometer which I see perfectly without glasses. I also found 3 studies done by Abbott (the maker of the Symfony lens) that state that 95% of people can see fine without glasses at intermediate distances of 2 to 5 feet with standard non-toric monofocal IOLs set for distance and the amount of people who can also read without glasses with standard non-toric monofocal IOLs set for distance was pretty high as well (and there's no guarantee the Symfony lens will allow anyone to read without glasses, plus they cost thousands of dollars extra in the United States).
lin59
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mark65089 lin59
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I cannot do that. However, I do have an astig in one eye, so made that is why (i.e. both eyes are not seeing the same; so they are not working well enough together to help with close up).
Polyphemos lin59
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are throwing more thoughts into my plan to go with Tecnis monofocals (at least one Toric for LE)
both set for distance and have the non-dominant tweaked at -1,0D to boost intermediate vision for computer work.
lin59 Polyphemos
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I'm 58. I also had LASIK 15 years ago and that supposedly makes it harder to do the power calculations for cataract surgery. There's no point in giving you exact measurements of how far I can see since I can see at all distances clearly without glasses (and my intermediate vision was clear by the day after cataract surgery done on my first eye - I drove to the eye doctor that day and could see my car's speedometer perfectly - my other eye took a little longer to get clear for close vision). The only exception would be if I were to read an entire book I would probably want to wear reading glasses to avoid eye strain (my reading vision is good to read quick things and since I don't read books much, I haven't tested that out yet). I will PM you links to the studies I found.
Polyphemos lin59
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lin59 Polyphemos
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No, to the contrary - probably more people who had LASIK before cataract surgery have bad outcomes after cataract surgery than people who didn't have LASIK before. I sent you a private message. If you're on a phone, I'm not sure if you can see it or not.
al26912 Macjazz
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Thanks
al26912 lin59
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Macjazz al26912
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Night time vision is still pretty good, no problem reading the computer screen right now, at night. I'm fortunate that the doctor hit a very good balance between near and far vision in my case - I know a couple people who have blurrier near vision but better far vision ... but my far vision is perfectly adequate for driving and such, no issues. No problems with the eye exam for my driver's license, either, with no glasses. So this can happen, though not everyone has identical results.
Bravogoldenk9 Macjazz
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i did learn corneas matter.Dry eye is a big topic with drs so i use tears as a precaution as i get older.Seems the cornea is a vital part of getting good results..
i bough5 some reading glasses but find i used them once or twice..also eyes took awhile to work together as with cataracts one can favor the better eye..
julie66167 lin59
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I am nearsighted and did not think your results were possible. What was your eyeglass prescription before you ever had cataract surgery? Thank you for your help if you get this post!