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Refraction changing with IOL?

Had cataract surgery, with Restor multifocals in September. In looking at my medical records and charting all the autorefraction measurements they appear to have changed slightly. Does this mean anything? They are as follows from 5 days post-op   OD -0.25 +0.05x126   OS +0.05+0.25x012  and now two months later OD +0.75-0.75x045 ADD 2.25    OS+0.75-0.05x135 ADD2.25.  I have had too many of the negative side effects,  and believe I am going to have to do a lens exchange and hope it will remedy the blurry-ghosting vision. When I saw another doctor for a second opinion (which are the 2months measurements), they also did a Brightness acuity test -medium OD20/60  OS20/60, is this significant?
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1573381 tn?1296147559
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Autorefraction measurements could change from visit to visit as a normal fluctuation of the way the test was performed.  I would not make a big deal of that.  BAT measurements are also not terrible for a pseudophakic patient.  Hopefully that gives you less to worry about.  Sorry you're having a bad experience with the lenses.

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I'm not sure if this means something or not, but feeling concerned if it does, just got copy of the auto refraction from the original doctor done on 11/13, is as follows OD+0.00+0,75x132 OS0.50+0.25x065 , why do results  seem to be different than 2nd doctor's results , from above post where testing was done by an optometrist? is there a logical reason or is it something else?  told best timing for doing lens replacement is getting  too long, and  unfortunately the diminished funtional near vision is not something I really want to live with as I'm in my 50's. I was planning on having the original surgeon do it, he says he comfortable with it. Is there something I need to know?
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