Thank you very much for your input.
no. assumedly you are in a +3.00 add b/c of reduced acuity with cataracts. not too many (almost none) non-diseased eyes get an Rx over +2.50 from me.
Understand don't necessarily get exactly what shoot for. Why the +3.00? don't really know but seems to work. Might there be a better alternative? As for menu reading, I say regular distance, not too close, not too far--however could adapt. So with a presurgery rx of R -.75 +.25 30 +3.00 and L -4.00 +.75 137 +3.00, in a perfect world what would the best vision scenario be after surgery?
oh, also...depending on the density of your cataract, shooting for -1.50 does not mean thats what you'll get. its kind of ballpark-ish the way they estimate those things. sometimes not very accurate.
it depends on how close one holds the menu.
i would say approx -1.50
incedentally, +3.00 add is a little more than i usually Rx under normal circumstances. any specific reason why you're a +3.00 add? i mean i occasionally write it, but its usually for people with problems (like cataract, macular degeneration, etc...reduced acuity type stuff)