correction after cataract surgery

[album]

After 60 years of myopia and astigmatism, I had cataract surgery in one eye. For the first time ever, I cannot use both eyes to read without glasses. I will need them also for distance vision. Should I postpone the second cataract surgery to put off the day when I will only be able to read with glasses?

[album]

Can no one advise me on whether to fill my prescription for inline progressive lenses or to go on using my 20/30 operated eye for distance and the unoperated eye with the mild cataract and myopia for reading or to get glasses just for distance and continue as I am for reading? I have an appointment in 6 months to assess the other cataract.

[album]

My vision in my operated right eye has improved so that I can just read if the type is large. Now it is time to decide about ordering the glasses prescribed: inline progressive lenses (I had these before) with correction in both eyes (My old glasses had no correction for astigmatism.) The presurgery prescription had reading addition of +2.75 for each eye; the new prescription has +2.25 for each eye. I was told to get these glasses and wear them all the time, but I hate to spend so much for maybe 6 months of use before the other surgery, and I hate to give up reading without glasses as I have done for so many years. Now I see 20/30 with the operated eye and read unassisted with the other eye. I got a pair of +2.25 reading glasses and found I could not read with them or only with difficulty. The new distance prescription is OD Spher. -0.75 Cyl +1.25 Axis 105; OS Spher -2.50  Cyl +0.75  Axis 035.  I am wanting advice on whether to just fill the distance vision part and go on reading with the one eye or whether to expect that the prescribed glasses will give me better vision than I now have for reading. Thanks!

[album]

My old prescription, which I still use is: Distance, OD -1.50, OS -2.75: Reading, OD+2.75, OS +2.75. At over 2 ft., I see better with the glass in the unoperated eye, the left eye; at reading distance, I see best unaided, but only with the unoperated eye.
In the eye with the IOL, I have noticed a bit of double vision. I first noticed it watching the news when the anchor's nose and mouth would repeat faintly above or below the stronger image.

[AntonReiser]

Please use the search function and read in the Eye Care Community about cataracts, setting of IOLs and about monovision.
Monovision is near vision with one eye and distance vision with the other.
If you are having a fair stereo vision now you can also wait with a second IOL.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Eye-Care/show/43
What prescription did you wear before surgery?

[album]

My IOL is 15.5 D. The eye still to be operated on is the weaker eye, but the cataract is less severe. I still read without glasses with that eye. The IOL corrects the other eye to 20/30, but I will need glasses to read with it.

[AntonReiser]

First talk to your surgeon about it.
It should be possible to choose an intraocular lens which provides you with a good near vision.
If the difference between the operated eye and the other is to big that is the reason for bad stereo vision. So it would be better to have the other eye operated as soon as possible.
How many diopters did you have?