Cataract. I am going to have a surgery soon of my the only eye. What kind of a lens could you recommend?

Question

I know it could be plain lens for driving without eyeglasses and reading with glasses. But there are more complex lenses which provide both long and short vision. Are they less reliable? Why doctor recommend me the plain one, saying " because you have only one eye...."

Answer 1

I'm not sure I know any surgeon or optometrist who would recommend a multifocal implant for use in one eye only.

The multifocal options offer a good chance of more flexibility, but with a fair chance of definite disadvantages.
The established approach, in a variety of designs, (ReStor, ReZoom, Array...) use specialised optics to offer focussing at multiple ranges. These can show glare with night driving and reduced contrast, especially in poor light, which can significantly affect vision. These also do not work well if there is a definite degree of astigmatism present and they definitely have better acceptance when they are fitted to two eyes.
The Crystalens does not work in the same manner and aims to change power as you focus for reading, as your natural lens used to do. It is not clear that it is really performing as advertised in many patients. A couple of generations of development may well make this the standard lens of the future.

But overall, with one eye, you are taking an appreciable gamble on the quality of your vison in order to get the convenience of more flexibility in your vision and reduce the chance of needing glasses. That's got to be a personal choice.
Unless things have improved considerably, I'm not going to opt for multifocal implants when my time comes. But then I'm used to wearing glasses.
(UK optometrist)

Answer 2

You are supposed to wait for a few weeks after the surgery so you would have a better idea of what you will need. Meanwhile just use your old glasses, or simple reading glasses you can buy at the store. This is just to keep off the glare and dust while your eye is recovering.

Answer 3

I am not a eye doctor and never will be one
take professional advice over yahoo strangers
some are stranger than others

Answer 4

I think you should ask your eye doctor or go to this website, [e-mail], and search in opthamologitsts/optometrists, then they would give you many cartaract opthamologists you have to pick one and ask a question and they would help soo much trust me they helped me!

Answer 5

I agree with everyone else who has answered you,ASK YOUR DR.!

Answer 6

I WOULD LET MY EYE DOCTOR MAKE THIS DECISION

Answer 7

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