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cataract surgery and tecnis multifocal iol lenses

  I will need cataract surgery on both eyes soon. Is it to my advantage to choose "TECNIS" multifocal iol lenses, or just have the surgery and wear glasses. I am cocerned that I will not adapt to the implanted lenses and I will need glasses anyway. How successful are these iol lenses?
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P.S.  There are doctors on MedHelp who would tell you to stick with the monofocal because of various kinds of complaints with all the premium lenses.
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The FDA's Summary of Safety and Effectiveness on it is glowing.  I think it appears to have the highest rate of patients who would choose the lens again.

I'd make an extra effort to find a doctor who has experience with it.  It is new in the US.

The FDA Summary doesn't address intermediate vision.  I think glasses for computer is not unusual.  The FDA study reports exceeding high freedom from glasses, but I've seen a lot of anecdotal stuff that led me to think that glasses for computer is not unusual.

Also, be sure you understand the issue of dysphotosias with multi-focals--the reason they don't give them to truck drivers and airline pilots.

I almost chose the Technis Multifocal but became concerned that it's not very good in one eye only and that I would have poorer vision for the computer (even if I didn't need glasses).  I had a cataract in one eye only and I had read a few things to the effect that a multifocal is notoriously bad in one eye only.  I also didn't like that it is designed such that intermediate vision starts at 18".

I chose the Crystalens.  I seem to have had a phenomenal result, but I need a YAG Capsulotomy and will not know for certain until that takes place in October.

With Crystalens it still seems as if there are a lot of bad results and a lot of good results.  One thing I strongly urge if you go that route is to find a doctor who is a Crystalens Center of Excellence (see the Crystalens website) and ideally know people who have gotten Crystalenses from that doctor.
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