Cateract surgery
Discussion
It's probably because the lens inserted was a monofocal lens of the correct power to give you good distance vision but you eye now has no ability to focus so you need reading glasses to make the slight adjustment to bring close objects into focus. Everyone is different so some people will claim they have perfect vision from the end of their nose to infinity but for many/most reading glasses are needed.
If it's your dominant eye that has been operated on then what you can do is have slightly less correction applied to the second eye which will mean you can see close with one eye & distance with the other but you'd need to try it using a contact lens to see if you can cope with it.
If it's your dominant eye that has been operated on then what you can do is have slightly less correction applied to the second eye which will mean you can see close with one eye & distance with the other but you'd need to try it using a contact lens to see if you can cope with it.
I don't know the answer.
But I do know that my Mum now needs reading glasses having had cataracts done in both eyes and having her shortsightedness fixed at the same time.
My old man is a research junkie, so it wasn't the quick visit to the Foster Grant carousel that most of us would envisage, but she has some now!
But I do know that my Mum now needs reading glasses having had cataracts done in both eyes and having her shortsightedness fixed at the same time.
My old man is a research junkie, so it wasn't the quick visit to the Foster Grant carousel that most of us would envisage, but she has some now!
harrycovert said:
That makes sense. I was looking at it like ,you have an engine that burns one pint of oil every 100 miles and you rebuild it and then it burns 2pints every 100 mile you havent done avery good job.Perhaps not a good comparison.
No, it's honestly a pretty transformative operation. You wouldn't belive how much brighter & whiter everything is afterwards.I had cataracts done in both eyes with corrective lenses done at the same time. As I have worn glasses or contacts since I was 4 years old, I splashed out and got some quite expensive varifocal lenses. The company healthcare scheme paid for the cataracts, so I just had to pay the uplift for the better lenses, so it wasn't too bad. They took a bit of getting used to, and I don't recall being told of the halo effect you get from car rear led lights in particular, but overall I'm very happy with them, and will be quite sad when I inevitably have to start wearing glasses again in a few years.
Red9zero said:
I had cataracts done in both eyes with corrective lenses done at the same time. As I have worn glasses or contacts since I was 4 years old, I splashed out and got some quite expensive varifocal lenses. The company healthcare scheme paid for the cataracts, so I just had to pay the uplift for the better lenses, so it wasn't too bad. They took a bit of getting used to, and I don't recall being told of the halo effect you get from car rear led lights in particular, but overall I'm very happy with them, and will be quite sad when I inevitably have to start wearing glasses again in a few years.
Odd thing, I have also worn glasses since I was pre school. I had corrective lenses and don't need glasses for distance, just reading.However, I really couldn't cope with not wearing glasses. I felt my eyes were vulnerable and my face didn't look right. I still wear glasses - varifocal for reading. The only time I don't is driving.
Mr Pointy said:
harrycovert said:
That makes sense. I was looking at it like ,you have an engine that burns one pint of oil every 100 miles and you rebuild it and then it burns 2pints every 100 mile you havent done avery good job.Perhaps not a good comparison.
No, it's honestly a pretty transformative operation. You wouldn't belive how much brighter & whiter everything is afterwards.Slow.Patrol said:
Red9zero said:
I had cataracts done in both eyes with corrective lenses done at the same time. As I have worn glasses or contacts since I was 4 years old, I splashed out and got some quite expensive varifocal lenses. The company healthcare scheme paid for the cataracts, so I just had to pay the uplift for the better lenses, so it wasn't too bad. They took a bit of getting used to, and I don't recall being told of the halo effect you get from car rear led lights in particular, but overall I'm very happy with them, and will be quite sad when I inevitably have to start wearing glasses again in a few years.
Odd thing, I have also worn glasses since I was pre school. I had corrective lenses and don't need glasses for distance, just reading.However, I really couldn't cope with not wearing glasses. I felt my eyes were vulnerable and my face didn't look right. I still wear glasses - varifocal for reading. The only time I don't is driving.
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