I went with the Tecnis 2.75 when they 1st came out and in my area, like yours, everyone used the Restore. I think that is just what they all had been using and never changed. I actually had to talk my Ophthalmologist into implanting the Tecnis 2.75 and I was his guinea pig. Now it is his MF lens of choice.
I found a clinic here just like yours where they offer the Tecnis and the Crystalens. I was advised there that the Tecnis was preferred since it was easier for one to adapt to than the Crystalens.
The reason I asked about the Lasik was because I've been leaning toward a toric monofocal and that'd cause me to give up one focus. Being corrected to distance seemed to be the preferred.and being myopic all my life I was hoping to restore some near vision with future Lasik since a correction set for near during the initial cataract surgery was discouraged by surgeons because of it's limited extent of vision that'd it provide.
What is your opinion regarding the Restor vs. Tecnis multifocals? Or would you still prefer a monofocal?
Also if one was to choose to have a single focus correction, is it possible to have future accommodations such as LASIK to fix the uncorrected vision?
That's what I was told as well, they said they were contracted with Alcon and that it was easier to get the IOLs compared to the Tecnis. When asked about the Tecnis, they were telling similar stories of them having used it in the past; however, many patients were dissatisfied so they went back to the Restor. Some clinics said they had success with the Restor so they never bothered with the Tecnis. Seems like a more conservative approach of multifocals if just sticking with the Restor.
I'm in Alabama. I was told the same thing from two different clinics, did more research/contacted other eye clinics in the area and was told the same thing.
I had this problem when researching doctors/lenses in my area. Hardly anyone offered the Tecnis lenses.
It appears Alcon spends much more money in recruiting doctors to use their products compared to Abbott. Also consider if your doctor uses an Alcon laser as this will usually play a factor. I agree with you that the Tecnis Multifocal Family is on another level compared to Alcon's but sadly money trumps all in these situations.
I have no idea. Where do you live?