? for near-sighted people who have had cataract surgery a while ago

[Telly]

I am interested in hearing from people who were near-sighted (the more near-sighted the better!), who, after having cataract surgery, need to use glasses for far-vision. I would like to know how much vision changes in time, if at all, after the post-cataract prescription.

I'm two months down the road after cataract surgery, and am wondering if it is likely that I will need a new glasses lenses prescription every year/few years, or did the removal of the organic lenses and replacement with man-made IOLs reduce/eliminate or tend to reduce/eliminate further variability with age? I have no idea.

[Amethyst]

IMyopia is caused by the shape of your eyeball, not the lens itself, so I'd think that wouldn't change unless your eyeball does. But there are many other parts to the eye, none of which appreciates getting older; so vision can change over time, due to many other reasons than having myopic eyeballs.

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Originally Posted by Telly I am interested in hearing from people who were near-sighted (the more near-sighted the better!), who, after having cataract surgery, need to use glasses for far-vision. I would like to know how much vision changes in time, if at all, after the post-cataract prescription. I'm two months down the road after cataract surgery, and am wondering if it is likely that I will need a new glasses lenses prescription every year/few years, or did the removal of the organic lenses and replacement with man-made IOLs reduce/eliminate or tend to reduce/eliminate further variability with age? I have no idea.

[MRG]

I was extremely near sighted my entire life. Like 20/800? Couldn't see the big E on an eye chart without being 5' from it.

Cataract surgery fixed me, 20/20. It's been 4 years since and my eyes are still the same..

[MissMolly]

I am (was?) extremely near sighted and had cataract surgery on both eyes last year. My eye doctor says there will be very little change in my vision from here on.

[erkevin]

Had the surgery, including a toric lens implant, about 2 months ago. I was also told that my vision would never need further correction (although disease could come into play).

[braumeister]

I was very nearsighted (-7.5) and had IOLs installed for distance only. That was six years ago and I still just need ordinary drugstore readers for close vision. It was truly a life-changing event.

[madsquopper]

I was VERY nearsighted (-6 and -8) and had cataract surgery 5 years ago. Distance glasses prescription hasn't changed much over the 5 years. I've only changed prescriptions once. Vision is a bit sharper with the new glasses but not all that much, so I'll probably go at least 2-3 years (or more) between changing again.

[W2R]

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Originally Posted by braumeister I was very nearsighted (-7.5) and had IOLs installed for distance only. That was six years ago and I still just need ordinary drugstore readers for close vision. It was truly a life-changing event.

I was mildly nearsighted with astigmatism. It has been three years for me since my cataract surgery. Like braumeister I chose IOLs for distance only and have been very happy with the outcome.

My prescription doesn't seem to have changed at all in the past 3 years. TBH I haven't gone back to my optometrist to have my eyes checked for glasses. I just don't feel the need to do that. From what I understand, that is normal.

I see my ophthalmologist yearly for other reasons (diabetic eye checkups) but he hasn't mentioned any problems.

[gerntz]

I'm surprised at the people here who were at -6 to -8. I'm -4.5 & thought I was bad. Guess not.

[ExFlyBoy5]

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Originally Posted by erkevin Had the surgery, including a toric lens implant, about 2 months ago. I was also told that my vision would never need further correction (although disease could come into play).

My Dad had a similar surgery many years ago (with lens implant) and after wearing glasses for 50+ years, he never had them again (other than readers). He had the surgery in his early 80s and lived to almost 91 with good vision.

[Bestwifeever]

I saved a -10.25 contact lens in its container just for grins that I used to need before cararact surgery three years ago. My corrected distance vision thanks to the implanted lenses is still perfect and I use the same 2.00 readers from Costco that I needed after the surgery (although I can read menus etc without the readers if there is enough light). So no vision changes after the surgery.

[Moemg]

I was extremely near sighted and had cataract surgery over ten years ago and my vision has remained stable . I am having some problem with night time glare .

[Telly]

I'm in uncharted (for me) territory, so Thanks to all that responded!

I've never had two pairs of glasses before with the same prescription, and am hoping that in the post-cataract world, I can. It was just too expensive before, with my nearsightedness and level of astigmatism, and wanting progressive bifocals.

I think I'm going to wait for a bit still, due to a major astigmatism shift from pre to post-cataract surgery in one eye. Both IOLs are B&L spherical-only, I have the warranty cards with details and serial numbers for each, so there is definitely no astigmatism correction in them. One eye's astigmatism was the same after surgery as it was before. The other eye's required astigmatisim correction dropped a whole 3 diopters, from 5.50 down to 2.50 of cylinder needed. Either my natural lens was that bummed up, or the lens replacement surgical process has straightened out my cornea quite a bit, making it less non-linear. I'd hate to spend $$ getting additional glasses, and then find out that my cornea in that eye starts to try to revert back to more of its original shape!

With this odd result, I'm glad I didn't push my Ophthalmologist into using Toric lenses, which was my original idea. He wasn't thrilled with it, so I relented and went with Spherical-correction only. If Torics would have been used, The Toric's correction in that eye, and whatever surgical effect I have, would have rendered that Toric a waste, and I think it would have resulted in needing a glasses lens that was "over the center" by quite a bit the other way!

[Ally]

I had a minus 10 correction in both eyes prior to cataract surgery. I got 20/30 in one eye and 20/20 in the other so I could read the computer without reading glasses. I’m so happy after 7 years and nothing has changed.