I'm a cop with Astigmatism and Cataracts- What lens should I choose?

[silverbeard]

Hello, and thank you in advance for help.  I am a 33 year old cop who has never worn glasses and always had excellent vision.

I recently switched to day shift and the blurry vision sent me to the doc, who diagnosed me with cataracts.  I have a tremendous amount of anxiety regarding putting a lens in my eyes, but really have no choice.  

I'm realtively young and have never worn glasses so I'm leaning towards the multifocal or accomodating lenses. I'm a night-owl, so I have concerns about night vision problems.  I love to read and would like to be able to read comfortably. On top of all of that I have concerns about the "hinge" on the crystalens...there's the possibility of my living another 50 or more years-will the hinge hold up with constant use for that long?   I have to make a choice tomorrow...help....  

[grannyk59]

I had crystalens implanted in both eyes year ago June & July.  I had to have two zag surgerys and both eyes vaulted (that is when they go to only seeing distance vision)and had to have surgery to put them back in position.  I have great vision, no problem with halos or any of that since eyes have not been dilated after the surgerys.  But & it is a big one.  I have blurry vision in both eyes in the outsides of my line of vision.  They flicker cause I blink my eyes.  It has gotten worse in the past 2 to 3 months.  I go back to dr for scheduled check up and I am ready to have them removed.  I have not worn glasses, (had to have glasses for reading, computer and driving) in over a year.  You are to use your eyes for reading as much as you can to help exercise the muscles that having been working for a long time.  It was only in one eye until they vaulted & after put back, it is now both.  Where it used to be way on the outside of my vision, it is now like I am wearing blinders.  You know like they used to put on plow horses.  I have headaches all the time.  It seems I am the only one that my dr has that has this problem.  My cousin even went to the same dr and had the crytalens in both eyes and no problems at all.  he is thrilled.  Just wanted everyone to know that not always does it settle down.  Or go away.

[K-D]

Fantastic Silverbeard!!!!  So good to hear you are doing so well!!!!!  Great news.

[silverbeard]

hello to those who may be interested in the outcome of my second inmplant...The ReZoom was implanted on 8/24 and is healing nicely.  Again, I am so pleased to be able to see.  

Reading is a problem, and I must admit that I grieve the lose of the excellent vision  that I have had all of my life (but it sure beats the alternative).  

I havent done any night driving as of yet, but I haven't noticed any aberritions walking past lights at night (except for the ones I have with the Crystalens).  I'll give them a little more time to settle, but I'm thinking the combination of the two lenses will turn out to have been the right choice for me.  

I feel blessed to have had the good fortune to have an excellent doctor and surgean.

[K-D]

Silverbeard, I had a Rezoom implanted. Posted  to you also  on another topic.  Best possible outcome for you!!!!!!!

[silverbeard]

I would be very interested to know which multifocal you had implanted (specifically whether it was ReZoom) since that is what will probably be put in my left eye.  

[silverbeard]

Saw the doc today.  My new Crystalens is doing well, except for a quiver on the peripheral vision in bright light.  It is time to get the other one done and he is recommending ReZoom to bring my intermediat (computer) back into focus.  I was wondering if anyone had had the same thing done and if they were happy with the outcome.