Surgery 5 years ago, ReStor multifocal implants. I also had astigmatism, both eyes. Doc did a lateral incision which largely corrected it. I am at about 20/20 in one eye, 20/25 in the other. I am REALLY pleased.
ReStor, for me, corrected distance and near vision. I do have minor problems with mid-range, like the GPS in the car, or price tags on the shelf in stores. To deal with this, I have a pair of progressive glasses that I keep in the car in order to be able to see with no correction in the top for the driving, and +1 to 1.25 in the midrange to +2.5 near. That allows me to see all distances with no problems. Note that in very dark restaurants, I also have difficulty reading the menu without the progressive glasses. For that, I use the very bottom, at +2.5.
I also have a pair of Silhouette Progressives to be able to read the teleprompter, since I give speeches quite often. They are so light and thin that you can hardly see them.
After about 4.5 years, I was getting a little cloudiness in both eyes. I expected this to happen, since I had studied this in depth before the surgery. This is caused by the pouch or capsule (that contains the natural lens) beginning to cloud or wrinkle after a while. I went in, the doc took a look, zapped it a few times with a YAG laser (YAG Laser posterior capsulotomy). This essentially burns/cuts away the rear of the lens capsule and allows the light to have clear access to your retina. I had a floater, a piece of the capsule, floating around for a few weeks or a months after that, but it was immediate relief. Floater soon evaporated. I saw better again.
Would I do it again? Absolutely!!! Does it take some getting used to? Absolutely. But the results are stunning if you have worn glasses all your life and have been suffering with cataracts for a few years, like I had. Just remember that the mid-range may take a bit of adjusting (get closer to the object if it is small, further away if large, or get a pair of progressives for the times that it is troublesome).
Final point: this was 5 years ago in just a few days, and the lens was still relatively new and expensive. I had to shell out some money that the insurance did not cover, a thousand or so, but it was THE BEST money I ever spent.
Final Final point: I wear my glasses maybe an hour a week, just when absolutely necessary. For the first couple of years, I just used a pair of OTC bifocal readers for the GPS in the car, and just adjusted my distance as necessary when grocery or hardware shopping. Got the progressives later when I figures out the insurance would pay for it.
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