Crystalens HD vs Tecnis Multifocal

[stutk]

I am 36 years Old and have had perfect vision until now. My doctor recently discovered I have a cataract in my right eye due to injury. I can still see perfect out of my left eye. I am so confused on which way to go with this. I have seen two opthamologists and here is what each of them told me.

They both have said because of my lifestyle ( i work with computers all day, I am very active..ski, play softball etc) that they definitely recommended the multifocal lenses.

One recommended the Crystal Lens HD because he said this works the best with a one eye cataract. This dr also said he hasnt had any experience with the Tecnis Multifocal.

The other one recommended the just recently release Tecnis multifocal because he said he has had excellent results and it is by far superior to any other multifocal lens...but didnt say if it was good for just one eye like the previous dr.

Any information or help on this would be greatly appreciated..

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

There is a wealth of information here about the problems of Multifocal IOLs.

Both the tecnis and crystalens HD are excellent. It is not fair to say the tecnis is best because its new and experience is limited.

Ultimately you will have to make the call.

Some eye surgery practices work very hard to have patients "upgrade' to the more expensive multifocal IOLs.

JCH MD

[peakhope]

If you are willing to wear glasses for some activities, you should at least consider a plain monofocal lens. They have fewer risks, and cost less.

I also work a lot with computers, and was ok wearing reading glasses but hoped to avoid glasses for intermediate/distance. That led me to Crystalens HDs in both eyes. My distance vision is "good" and still improving (5 months post-op). My intermediate vision was excellent shortly after the operations, and near was excellent a few weeks after.

Sometimes on this board there are a lot of complaints about CL lenses, and other times hardly any. I think a lot of the complaints (certainly not all of them) can be tied to one of two causes: Unrealistic expectations, and inexperienced doctors.

With any medical procedure there are unknowns and risks, so there is no way to know in advance what your outcome will be. If you happen to be in the 1% or 10% who have a bad result, it's 100% bad for you.

I don't know much about the Tecnis lens. Good luck no matter what you decide.

[stutk]

also anyone that has had just one eye cataract surgery could you please post your experience.