A little background first. Well over 20 years ago I had Lasik eye surgery with a great result for many, many years. As my eyes have aged, in the last several years I've gone back to wearing glasses for distance just to sharpen things up a bit, possibly due to my astigmatism or the fact that I've gotten to the point where I could use cataract surgery. I am one who, when it comes to anything as important as my eyes or other major decisions, does a lot of research. Now, I can probably put it off as my only significant issue is the glare from headlights while driving in the dark, which, right now, I only do on my way to the golf course for our 1st-off tee time every weekday. I've had two visits with the ophthalmologist and had all the measurements done and have been given a number of options to consider. I'm curious what others have done and what your outcomes have been especially if you have/had astigmatism and had laser eye surgery (PK or PRK) done to correct your vision in the past like I have had.
Did you go with the traditional manual method or laser?
Monofocal (near or far), monovision, or multifocal?
Toric to correct astigmatism? (Especially interested in this as my research shows Toric lenses can make astigmatism worse in a small percentage of cases, and with my luck....).
My astigmatism is not that bad but just bad enough to be unable to correct it in the surgery itself. So, one recommendation is to insert monofocal Toric IOLs but I would need glasses for close up and even intermediate vision such as seeing the computer screen or even the dashboard in the car clearly. Not the worst option, better than not having a Toric IOL and having to wear glasses even for distance to correct for the astigmatism (it has to be corrected one way or another, surgically, use of a Toric lens, or glasses).
Then there is a newer multifocal lens, Vivity, which would give me clear distance vision and even intermediate vision up to about an arm's length away. I may or may not need readers for anything closer, depending on the size of the print. As opposed to other, full multifocal IOLs that provide for clear vision at all distances, up close, intermediate and far, the Vivity is supposedly superior in regard to glare and halos around lights that are experienced with other multifocal IOLs.
Of course, each option going from manual to laser assisted, from monofocal IOLs to monofocal Toric IOLs, to multifocal Toric IOLs, is increasingly more expensive. Cost, though, is the least of my concerns. I just want the best outcome with minimal complications.
Did you go with the traditional manual method or laser?
Monofocal (near or far), monovision, or multifocal?
Toric to correct astigmatism? (Especially interested in this as my research shows Toric lenses can make astigmatism worse in a small percentage of cases, and with my luck....).
My astigmatism is not that bad but just bad enough to be unable to correct it in the surgery itself. So, one recommendation is to insert monofocal Toric IOLs but I would need glasses for close up and even intermediate vision such as seeing the computer screen or even the dashboard in the car clearly. Not the worst option, better than not having a Toric IOL and having to wear glasses even for distance to correct for the astigmatism (it has to be corrected one way or another, surgically, use of a Toric lens, or glasses).
Then there is a newer multifocal lens, Vivity, which would give me clear distance vision and even intermediate vision up to about an arm's length away. I may or may not need readers for anything closer, depending on the size of the print. As opposed to other, full multifocal IOLs that provide for clear vision at all distances, up close, intermediate and far, the Vivity is supposedly superior in regard to glare and halos around lights that are experienced with other multifocal IOLs.
Of course, each option going from manual to laser assisted, from monofocal IOLs to monofocal Toric IOLs, to multifocal Toric IOLs, is increasingly more expensive. Cost, though, is the least of my concerns. I just want the best outcome with minimal complications.