[Leica] Cataract surgery

[john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster)]

I had LASER surgery just over a year ago (I was R -7.5/L -6.5 +
astigmatism). My right (dominant) eye is now perfect 6/3 vision, the left
eye is under corrected to -1 and no astigmatism. This was to do closer
distance in later life (I am under 50) but I am thinking to get it distance
corrected and have to wear glasses for close work in years to come. It is
the outside/distance where I do not want to need glasses.....

If you are still -3 that will need correction, so a contact lens in left eye
or glasses with the right eye plain? Or LASER to correct to 0 ;-)

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> LUG:  I'm going to have cataract surgery in my right (dominant) eye in a
couple
> of weeks.  My left eye is fine.
> 
> I'm told that I will probably have a choice.  I can get my right eye
corrected for
> distance. Or get it corrected to be approximately the same as my left eye,
which
> currently has a distance prescription of -3.00, no astigmatism.
> 
> Has anyone on the LUG had to make this choice?  What did you decide, and
how
> did it work out for you?
> 
> Background:  I've been nearsighted and worn glasses most of my life.  I
wore
> monovision contacts for the past several years. They worked well for
general
> use during the day--I could see, drive, do casual things on
> the computer, read menus, etc.   When working extensively at the
> computer during the day, I wore a pair of cheap reading glasses from which
I'd
> removed the left lens, so both my eyes were "set" to computer distance.
At
> night, I took out the contacts and used regular bifocals or computer
glasses.
> 
> This arrangement worked well until the past year, when the cataract's
effects
> made monovision too much of a compromise.
> 
> The idea of having my right eye perfect for distance appeals to me, as I
could do
> without glasses a large portion of the time. And (not
> incidentally) use a Leica RF without glasses.  But this is "for keeps,"
> so I want to be sure I make the right choice for the right reasons.
>