df61743 Loc: Corpus Christi, TX

I too, got the Restore lenses, and couldn't be happier with them. Yes, you may see halos around sharp points of light, but after a short while your brain just tunes them out. They have dual focal points, one at reading distances so I no longer need my reading glasses at all, and one at infinity, for driving and distance vision. They were expensive, but well worth it.

I believe there are now other options available for dual focal point lenses, and it would be wise to investigate all the options for premium lenses.

glblanchard

I’ve had cataract surgery and it changed everything, particularly clarity and color. I always thought my green truck was blue! My brand new diopters were no longer necessary. Perhaps your insurance will cover it. If so, don’t hesitate.

jwest Loc: South Dakota

Do it. Easy procedure, no pain, and the ability to see clearly is worth it. I had both eyes done a week apart in 2015, and never looked back (pun intended). The major decision is what kind of lens to have inserted depending on your eyes and the result you want. I had little choice in this area as I had RK surgery 23 years ago. The scars on my eyeball prevent or hinder success with multi-vision lenses.

DaveC1 Loc: South East US

Before surgery I was 20/400 in each eye now I'm 20/20 in each eye.

drmike99 Loc: Fairfield Connecticut

I had my foggy right eye done on 2/27 and the less foggy left eye done on 3/27 and I now see 20/20 for distance and can finally focus my manual focus film cameras without any issue. I don’t need any diopter correction. Your results may differ. Also depends on which implant you choose. I took the one level upgrade which does not have adjustable close focus. For that I still need readers.

CGpilot

Cataract surgery corrects decreasing visual acuity due to the clouding of the eyeball lens. Medicare, and most insurances cover basis cataract surgery as a medical issue. If corrective vision is also needed, it can be accomplished by implanting a vision correcting lens instead of the basic cataract one. However, Medicare doesn't normally cover the corrective surgery as it is considered vision correction, not medical. You'll need to check with your insurance carrier regarding specific coverage and possible surcharges. Also, if concurrent visual correction is an issue, you should bring the topic up. Often it isn't discussed up front and the patient doesn't find out until after the cataract surgery is completed.

Toby

In my case, if a lens could correct the vision to near 20/20 insurance would not pay for the surgery. With new lenses I still had problems and when bad to Dr an told him to figure out a way to get surgery approved. He did and I had the surgery. It was excellent. I believe the problem was that when ever he tried lenses on me I was in a darkened room and everything looked good but when I got in brighter light I had problems.

As for the lenses the "generic" lenses work well for distance and insurance paid for them. The other lenses cost about $900 each in my case. He said with my astigmatism there would be no guarantees and I probably would need reading glasses anyway. Since I was used to wearing glasses I took that route. I am very pleased. Only problem is I can see so well without glasses for distance I get up and forget my reading glasses.

Geezer Bill Loc: San Diego County, CA

I also have had the surgery done on both eyes with the immediate improvement in color quite dramatic. Shortly after, scar tissue built up in one eye, but was quickly corrected with a few shots from a lazer. The lenses that were put in slightly magnify things, like small animals and birds. When I asked the doctor about the magnification he told me yes, but that I would not notice it. He asked me what looked different and I told him about the birds. After more than sixty years of looking at birds my brain needs to reset to the new sizes!

Traveller_Jeff

I've had both clouded lenses replaced. The surgeon asked me if I wanted 20-20 at distance, or one eye at 20-20 and one for reading distance, so that I wouldn't need reading glasses. I opted for 20-20 in both eyes. I can focus with my Nikon with no diopter adjustment required. Have you discussed this question with your own surgeon? Your own situation may be unique.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

YES, the diopter will adjust to your new glasses. Not to worry.

colinc1 Loc: Goleta, California

I had both eyes done about 3 weeks apart. the right eye was corrected for distance and the left eye was corrected for medium distance. I can use the computer without glasses and only need OTC readers for reading. Best thing I have ever done. Colors pop and I can use my two cameras with no problem. You will be surprised at the vision you will have. Medicare paid for everything as long as you can get by with the lenses they approve. You can get fancy ones for fancy dollars. The ones provided under Medicare are fine if you do not have astigmatism.

Charles 46277 Loc: Fulton County, KY

I had the surgery some months ago and I was stunned by the new vision (especially colors)--the cataracts come slowly and we don't notice them until they are removed and new lenses put in. It was pretty easy surgery (you can drive the next day), which I did for my 50 mile commute.

In the past, the new artificial lenses were plain, and you had to have glasses if you had them before, but today the new lenses correct your vision. I was far sighted and used reading glasses, and the new lenses cannot fix both, so I still use the same reading glasses. For manually focused camera lenses, they focus just the same as for normal eyesight.

Digital cameras do not have the focusing aids of film cameras (it is thought that we don't need them)--the split image in the center, the bristling focusing donut ring around it. So you have to move the focus ring back and forth to find the best focus, which is approximate. Stopping down to smaller apertures (with approximate focus) is good enough in most cases, but where critical focusing is required (thin plane of focus or macro work), my digital camera does have a button you press to magnify the digital screen image. This allows very close focusing so long as the subject is not moving much.

One alternative is to prefocus--put removable marks on the focus ring of the lens. You can mark two or three exact distances in advance by careful measurement, then either approximate the subject distance or measure it, and use an aperture that covers the subject. (If you use a film camera lens with adapter, as I sometimes do, it will have distances marked on it--people used to use that to prefocus action or for photojournalism, etc. Reporters said in the old days, for good pictures, "F8 and be there!" Their press cameras had marks on the focus rail for distances.

Charles 46277 Loc: Fulton County, KY

p.s.
When my eye doctor said it was time for cataract surgery, I asked if Medicare covered it all and he assured me it does. I thought no more about that, but several months after surgery the clinic charged me almost $1000, not covered by Medicare even with supplement. The time to discuss this is before the surgery. Usually the cataract surgeon is not your regular eye doctor, so you have to ask both.

Steamboat

Money is always an issue ....... but there is one lens I'm not going to complain about...... buy the best you can afford;-)

Bob Boner

I had both of my eyes done about a year ago. I see much better now.