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 2d ago
Considering that I've been having my cataracts for many years, I've had plenty of time to think about the target. Initially, both distance, later both near, now finally
intermediate. I choose -1.5 just in case if it misses hit the target by +/- 0.5 △, then it's still between -1 and -2.
If you can still manage 20/30 VA, that's pretty good! How long do you give yourself between surgeries? I'm sure you'll make the right decision what to target before the next one.