monovision cataract surgery

[librolady]

I had the left eye done for distance in December and the right eye done for close vision in February.
Independently, I can see from each eye, but together the vision is blurred and distorted. Night driving
is difficult as the lights are distorted more than during the day. Near vision is not clear and has been
decreasing the past week. It looks like I am looking through a light grid or gauze, and sometimes some
ghosting of the images, which is a big factor with the night driving. I am also seeing some yellow on the
white backgroung on the computer. I am going to the doctor on Thursday and wondered if there are any
suggestions you might have for me.

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Two things - look for residual refractive error.  Find out what your refractive error is now - you could have some myopia, hyperopis or astigmatism.  You might need glasses for driving and part time for other things as well.  Second - look for PCO posterior capsule opacification.  A yag laser would help that.  

MJK MD

[librolady]

Dr. Kutryb,
Thank you.
The doctor previously had said that I had three options: glasses with right lens correction
for distance (-2.50) and left lens plano, contact in right eye for distance, replace
right lens with monofocal lens for distance. At that time, the near vision was not appearing as choppy as it now seems. I would be concerned about replacing the
lens since the surgery was done February 6. I would not think the PCO would be the
issue this soon after surgery, but I guess anything is possible.
I do not know what the refractive error is, other than what he wrote the eyeglass script
for. Would progressive lenses be an option, or is that not done for monovision issues?
With thanks for your time and expertise.