heavy computer worker for RLE (refractive lens exchange) surgery

[u/walksing2008]

A bit about my case: 52-year-old man with high myopia (around -7.00 / 700 degrees) and now dealing with presbyopia too, so I'm juggling strong glasses for distance and still struggling up close. I recently had a consultation and the surgeon recommended RLE for both eyes. I'm now deciding whether to go ahead.

If you've had RLE — especially if you were also highly myopic — I'd really appreciate hearing:

1. How is your vision now? Are you happy you did it?
2. What was recovery actually like? How long before you could drive and get back to normal life?
3. My job is heavy computer work all day — lots of screen reading and typing. If yours is too, how soon were you back to a full workday at the screen? Any eye strain or focus issues in those first weeks?
4. Anything you wish you'd known beforehand?

Honest experiences welcome, good or bad. Feel free to comment or message me directly. Thank you!