Tecnis Synergy VS Symfony

I can't relate any personal experience on these lenses as I am on the wait list for cataract surgery. My surgeon has given me the choice of a Tecnis or AcrySof lens, and I have been researching both options. However, I have found it difficult to find good information on the Tecnis lenses. I did stumble into a link which shows a very wide range of products from Tecnis. It does give some basic information on each of the lenses and a link to a technical data sheet. Both the Symfony and Synergy are listed at the site in the MultiFocal category, although the Symfony is described as an extended depth of focus lens. The Synergy description is less clear but the technical drawing indicates it has 15 diffractive surface rings.

They both seem to have square frosted edges. The Symfony is a UV filtering lens and appears to be clear. The Synergy claims to be UV and violet light filtering. Not sure if that is the same as the AcrySof blue light filtering, or some variation of it. The technical drawing is not clear either as it shows the outline in yellow, but it is not clear if it has a yellow tint like the AcrySof.

In any case here is a phrase you can google to have a look at the various lenses.

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iol de ceunynck ophthalmology product_groups

I agree also looking for REAL EXPERIENCE directly from nice folks -not just theories.

Artist,

I also used search function on this site to find "Symfony" stories, but also looking for new REAL EXPERIENCES.

~Swede~

Welcome to the forums. So sorry you have had to deal with cataracts all your life. We did have another person (he may already have left the forums but too had dealt with congenital cataracts. (Danish Viking). His threads are still all here if you'd like to read them.

You'll get a variety of replies - more negative than positive as usually people who are happy don't post. Like you I came I joined when I was searching for info and options. I do have 2 Symfony lenses targeted for plano and have had them over 2 1/2 years. For the most part I am happy with these. I do not wear glasses - can see well from 11 inches to distance well. People say that is a bit unusual as the expectation for near is about 18 inches. I believe the variance is likely to do with ones eyes. Some people see more range than others with a monofocal lens due to their eyes. Who gets those results no one can predict I am afraid.

Symfony is an extended depth of focus lens. There are also trifocal lenses available which give people more range and better near vision than symfony does. Those were not available in Canada when I had to have cataract surgery.

The issue with premium lenses are the trade off with night vision. Some find them very distracting and annoying whereas others don't . For example i see concentric circles around certain light sources at night (red traffic circles). These are huge faint circles which get smaller as I get closer to the light. Some personality traits will be more bothered than others with these. For myself I found the first few months driving at night a little challenging but the halos did subside somewhat with time and now I am not really bothered by them as much - except on rant nights. But glare has always been an issue with my vision at night and now with those new blue-white headlights those make driving that much more challenging.

My suggestion is to have a few consults with different surgeons to help you through this process. Each will have their 'go to' lenses and preferences.

Wish you all the best as you find a solution for you. Given you've dealt with this a long time you'll be very happy with the outcome. Lenses are better each year and it truly is a miracle how well you see afterwards.