Thank you for your response. I think I could have used MUCH more discussion with my Dr. prior to taking on the the risk based on previous eye problems. The lenses were pitched to be the end all and I understand they don't work for everyone but I trusted him to steer me right. Am preparing to take on additional expense of driving/reading glasses while still paying off the Restor..
Very frustrating.
Thanks again
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I have an appointment with the specialist on Friday.
I agree with much of what achillea mentioned. Also, LASIK tends to induce higher order aberrations in the cornea. It's difficult, not impossible, to get a good matching ReStor lens with corneas that have too much higher order aberration. Typically, and I've mentioned this in other posts, there are 3 reasons after ReStor IOL for unhappy results: 1. Dry eye or eye surface problems, 2. Remaining astigmatism and/or near/farsightedness, and 3. Early opacification (even very minimal) of the posterior capsular membrane. Address 1 and 2 first, then finally 3. Hopefully 1 and 2 will do it. Good luck and specifically ask your doctor these questions.
Some people are better candidates than others for the reStor. For example, I had developed extremely troublesome cataracts in both eyes, and my surgeon described me as a very good candidate for the reStor D1 for these reasons:
I. I had been 'far-sighted' all my life, with what is called a 'short' eyeball, but even knowing that, my surgeon made a lot of various types of internal measurements and assessments of my eyes before making his choice.
2. I had virtually no astigmatism.
3. I had realistic expectations. Having worn readers for a long time due to age-related changes of my natural lens (apart from the blankety-blank cataracts), I was used to them and didn't mind the idea of having to wear reading glasses after the surgery, if it turned out to be necessary. I wasn't counting on being glasses-free; I just wanted reasonably good vision again, whatever it took!
It worked out excellently for me. I don't need reading glasses, as it turns out. Two years after the surgeries, I have the vision of a kid for both near and far vision. I could not be more pleased.
When I thanked my surgeon, he modestly said it was a matter of matching the patient to the right lens. But I believe he may have put more thought into it than some doctors do.