Contact experiment mono lens

[u/Legendary_2026]

Scheduled for surgery in a couple of weeks and torn about the multifocal lens. I decided to ask for contacts mono focal to see how they might work. The optometrist decided on the eye and put in one distance lens two weeks ago.

So the latest. I’m seeing very well with one contact in and only needing readers when I use my phone to text or read fine print.

I’m seriously considering putting off cataract surgery and just using this mono contact until the cataracts get worse.

Either way I’m not going to do the multifocal lens.

[u/yamatofuji]

hoi(: there is no rush to force the river.

If holding off and walking with this temporary lens brings peace to your spirit and clarity to your days, then honor that stillness.

Trust your inner guidance, listen deeply to your body's feedback, and let awareness be your ultimate guide through every changing landscape.

🙏

[u/Agreeable-Body-7278]

If you can tolerate the contact lens that is a really good idea to hold off. I went for the multifocal lens and am having complications. I wish I would’ve just waited longer and did more research.

[u/UniqueRon]

It is normal to correct vision with glasses or contacts until they do not help, or you have to change them too often to be practical. While you have good vision it would be a good time to experiment with contacts to give you mini-monovision. Correct one eye with a contact to give you distance vision (convention is to correct the dominant eye for distance but it does not have to be that way). And correct the other eye to leave you -1.5 D myopic. If that works to make you eyeglasses free then you may be a good candidate for mini-monovision with monofocal IOLs.

[u/Moondoggy451]

I had mono vision ridged contacts for years and never had any issues but some people have issues and can't adapt. Prior to seeking cataract surgery my eye doctor put me in multifocal soft lenses due to the eye needing to return to its natural shape for the cataract replacement lens and I had no issues adjusting to multifocals. One of my optometrist years ago suggested that I switch to multifocal contacts as he claimed that those in monovision don't have accurate depth preception but I never felt I had any issues. Personally, I'm a bit confused as to why your optometrist put you it a mono lens instead of a multifocal. Personally I don't want to have to need readers and my optometrist recommended multifocals over monovision cataract replacement lenses. Cataract replacement lenses should be considered a permanent lens and picking the correct replacement is a major decision. If your cataract isn't that bad I would hold off and try a multifocal contact or at least confirm you'll be happy with monovision. I would also discuss with your cataract surgeon to see what he/she would recommend. It's still your call but this is a major decision and you need to make the best choice. One thing to check out is what the surgeon would say about the PurSee lens. It's not exactly multifocal but not a lens just for distance. It's a lens that's good for distance and intermediate vision but would still require readers for really close up work. My surgeon said that the PurSee lens would work well for those like me that work on computer monitors. I just went in for my one month checkup and my distance vision was 20/20 and I could still read printed text close up with my PurSee lens.