Restor IOL in dominate eye + natural eye

[vuchco]

I've not seen my question in reading this forum.  I had cataract surgery on my right, dominate eye with a Restor IOL six days ago and am very happy with the result.  I actually have the best vision of my life (71) as I've always used glasses for distance and nothing for near vision.  I have cancelled the surgery for the second eye because of this.  The cataract is not very advanced is the second eye - just a slight tint so far, while the operated eye was VERY advanced.  Both eyes seem to be working very well with each other, with the natural eye helping with both near and intermediate and the IOL helping with the distance and I see great overall without glasses for the first time in my life and would hope the restor lens gets even sharper as I'm told it should.  Seems to me I should forgo the second surgery until needed as that cataract progresses.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.  Thanks, Jim

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[jaymor]

thank you very much.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

It will take about 3-4 weeks to be sure nothing further changes. With small incision surgery some patients are stable at two weeks. 3 days is too early.

This is how you tell if your distance vision is good:
1. Cover the unoperated eye.
2. Don't wear glasses
3. Look at something further than 20 feet (out the window will do nicely).
4. If its clear you have good distance vision.
5. if its not clear you don't have good distance vision (distance = 20 or more feet away.

JCH MD

[jaymor]

i just had an iol placed on my right eye three days ago....acrysof iq monofocal 20.5d....was told i can see better than 20/60 on it the next day....

i was supposed to be powered for distance.....what are if any markers/guidelines to see how close i got to it....i can see a computer monitor easily two feet away (what's up with that) and an approaching street sign sharply at ten maybe 15 feet away from it....also will it still improve by much from now?

btw ,my left eye has cataracts also but not as bad, although i cannot read a monitor or see street signs with it.....but am happy i now can w/ my new  other eye.....please comment  in the context of my new found vision.

thanks and i apologize for using this post.....am not a regular here

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Our practice doesn't like to operate on people that are happy and don't think they have a problem. You sound like you're in that catagory. Very pleased you're pleased.

JCH MD

[JodieJ]

If you're happy with your current vision, then why rush to change it.  It sounds like you were mildly nearsighted before surgery, and now you have sort of a variation of monovision.  I'm curious about how well your ReStor eye does with near/intermediate vision (without the help from your other eye).  If your answer is "not that well," then maybe you'd prefer a monofocal lens in your second eye set for near/intermediate vision when you do have surgery.