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i have to decide weather I want a mono vision or minimono vision or clear distantance. I have my cataract surgery coming up on December.
I got clear distance in 1 1/2 year ago, and I can see distance and the middle ground.
I am wondering weather mono vision/ mini mono vision will increase the eye pressure.
I read some where clear distance is preferable, and you can correct after wards if you want to go glass free.
How our brain handle the mono vision or mini mono vision?
i also heard some people are having tough time with mono vision.
If the IOL is a jested to -2 or -1, are these numbers mono vision or minimono vision?
what is the minimum ajestment in number?
thank you very much.
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at201 rose39842
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There is no relationship between having monovision and eye pressure.
A difference of about 2.0 to 2.5D is typically called monovision, while a difference of about 1.0D to -1.75 D is called mini monovision. Both of them work because the brain learns to select and use the better information from those presented by the left eye and the right eye.
I use monovision with about 2.25 D difference between the 2 eyes. Started using that almost 30 years back with contact lenses. Fortunately, it took me less than 5 minutes to adjust to it.
Some people do have difficulty adjusting to Monovision. Mini monovision is much easier to adjust to. My suggestion will be to aim for about 1.0D difference between the 2 eyes, specially if you are planning on monofocal lenses. Thus, if one eye is set for the best focus at far distance, the other one should be set for the best focus at about 40 inches. If you don't have any other vision issues, with that combination, you should be able to see well over most distances without needing glasses, except for reading.
If you can, you should try mini monovision with contact lenses before cataract surgery (depening on how bad your cataracts are). Please note that achieving that with glasses is harder for the brain to deal with and is thus a much harder test.
janet1974 rose39842
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Hi Rose,
I am continually amazed at the vast amount of information so many of you have!
If I remember correctly, my surgeon gave me info on 2 or 3 lenses. The one that insurance covers is the "basic" lens. There was another option if I wanted mono vision (I think earlier today someone asked me what kind of lenses he used for me and I said mono and that was wrong 🤔but he hesitated to do that because of strabismus. Not sure if I ever knew why he had concerns. And I believe he mentioned one that was sort of a miracle lens in that it gave you everything.
While I haven't any insight for you, I have to thank everyone who has posted. Isn't it kind of backwards when we can learn more from regular people than the docs who treated us??
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