How is your vision after Cataract Surgery?

[orbitnw]

How is your vision after Cataract Surgery?
Please specify whether you got a monofocal or multifocal/accommodative IOL.

I would like to know what distances you are able to see clearly. What distances are slightly blurry, but acceptable, and what distances are just unbearably blurry.

I am particularly interested in those who have received Monofocal IOL set to Distance but I would also really appreciate hearing those experiences with different IOLs. I have heard from several people that with a IOL Set to Distance, they are still able to use the Computer at about 18 inches. This has confused me since I had thought IOL set to distance makes intermediate distance blurry.

Thanks!

[shirdisai]

My aunt developed a kind of skin condition around her eyes - kind of like white spots..permanant. Not sure if they were related to the surgery.

[TechDeveloper]

My optometrist tried all sorts of lenses and astigmatism adjustments, and I tried different color filters, but none really change my visual distance readability in terms of contrast, glare, or clarity.  Interestingly, today's Snellen chart test showed between 20/30 and 20/40.  The optometrist indicated that there is no standard of contrast calibration on the test image and this is one reason it may differ from office to office.  Nevertheless, I still have trouble discerning the road sign text until within 200-500 feet (depending on the sign letter size), especially when you are moving. As with the university eye clinic, he said the cataract was very mild and doing the surgery at this time would not be advised. At some point, I imagine, I will do the membrane removal and cataract to hopefully achieve the vision I had 3-4 years ago.  I have a followup in 4 months with the retina specialist, and await to see if things get worse (or better!).

[GreenBikeRider]

A bit of a setback. Last Monday evening, I developed a pretty large sty, so Surgery is off for this week. I saw a doc on Tuesday and got some antibiotic/steroidal ointment, and this plus the warm compresses are bringing down the inflammation and swelling. However, I want to be damn sure that this issue is well behind us prior to Surgery. Does anyone have any experience with this issue, before or after Surgery? I'm now 6 days prior to the next surgery date, and the sty is smaller, but still there.

Any replies would be appreciated.

[GreenBikeRider]

Thanks!

[CBCT]

Sending best wishes and healing vibes your way.  

[GreenBikeRider]

Well, I have all but given up hope that my Macular Hole would spontaneously close - it's been 10 months since first diagnosis. Now four days to go til cataract surgery. Done by a surgeon that has done thousands of procedure without lasers, and now thousands with. Fairly well settled (committed?) with Tecnis Toric IOL, Catalys femtosecond procedure, with ORA system.  This is based on my research. I am always ready to listen to alternate viewpoints. Pretty settled on a -1.00 correction, which I understand to mean a near point focus of 10 feet. So I'll wear glasses for driving, and different glasses for computer/close work. Maybe, at some point, a single pair of progressive glasses.

Given my high myopia, long eyeball, mild astigmatism, macular hole, and history of retinal detachment, I'm just hoping that I've minimized all the risks that I can. Having just typed all that, I feel lucky to be seeing as well as I am. Retinal Doc says that he can proceed with vitrectomy about 4-5 weeks after cataract surgery.

Most interestingly, my Retinal Doc tells me that he has had cases where Cataract Surgery has triggered a closure of an existing Macular Hole! My own research confirms this, and also that it may trigger a new one!