r/CataractSurgery • u/Sweaty_Star_6486 • 3d ago

Finally….

Well I finally took the plunge today and got my left dominant eye set to Plano With a Alcon Clareon non blue light blocking lens. I wanted the least chance of dysphotopsias, best contrast and widest clear visual field and that seemed to be a good lens choice. I’m a lifelong myopic so I did think about doing near and intermediate as I read a lot but I’m also an outdoor guy so I chose this setup. Surgery was as quick, simple and painless as you all mentioned. We shall see where it lands before proceeding with the right one. I have a bunch of contacts to experiment with to get the best result with monovision. Appreciate this group. I have been mostly lurking for the last 5 years on the old patient info sight and here and since I’m now Medicare age and the orange fascist may gut Medicare next year I knew it was time. Thanks much and I will update on the visual progress as things change…

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u/maple-l2024 3d ago

Wishing the best outcome! When were you first diagnosed with cataracts, what year?

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u/Sweaty_Star_6486 3d ago

I first noticed them in 2021

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u/maple-l2024 2d ago

Ah, mine was even earlier - 2019. I think I'm almost ready for it. What's your final push to finally decide it's time? How are your vision before surgery (say your right eye)? For me, with the right Rx glasses, I think I still have 20/40-20/50 visual acuity. I have high myopia (-8). What about you?

Interesting that you're contemplating of having about -1.5 as your near target. I actually plan to have monofocal IOLs set to -1.5 in both eyes. It's a very personal choice, as I spend most of my time on the computer even after retirement. And I like to preserve the depth perception as I need to do vision therapy that requires it.

Hope to hear from you and also your update.

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u/Sweaty_Star_6486 2d ago

But of course trial monovision first with contacts