restor lens vs. gas permeable bifocal contact lenses

I have been diagnosed with the "onset" of cataracts. My doctor has had me "testing" soft contact lenses (one eye for corrected for distance and one eye corrected for near vision) for six weeks now to see if I could "handle" a lasik procedure. We have determined together that I cannot handle this one-eye one way and one-eye the other way.
The doctor has given me three options. (1) Have surgery to correct both eyes for distance and wear glasses for reading and computer work. (2) Have multifocal intraocular lens surgery with cataract removal. (3) go back to a new and current prescription for hard gas permeable bi-focal contact lenses.
I do not want option (1) because my purpose here is to eliminate the need for glasses 100%.
Now I am doing the research, and I am worried/concerned with all of the negative posts on option (2). Even with the negative posts re. Crystalens.
I absolutely do not want to have the ICL surgery and lens implants if the procedure is not perfected. It appears to have it's problems, even though I am not aware of the statistical magnitude of these problems as compared to the total number of ICL surgery patients over the years.
My history is that I have been wearing hard contact lenses for 38 years now. I am 54 years old. I have been in bifocal hard contact lenses for the last 5 years with absolutely no problems. My vision is good. I am just looking for an alternative to putting in and taking out hard contact lenses every morning and evening.
I am "inclined" at this point to option (3). The issue with option (3) is that my current doctor says that I will experience corneal degeneration at some point, and also that my cataracts "may" become a problem down the road....thus requiring surgery.
Please let me know what you think.
Thank you

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

My best advise is to wear current contacts until you develop a problem down the road with reduced vision or some infection or other problem with the lens. Then you can have cataract surgery with either distance for both eyes and reading glasses, or an accommating IOL like crystalens in both eyes and reading glasses for heavy duty reading or small print.  When you have surgery for cataracts at some point, make sure you understand that you may very well have to wear glasses for certain activities.  If you understand that you will much less likely to complain or be upset down the road.  Hope and expect the best, but be prepared for less just in case.

MJK MD