Optical Express
Discussion
DKL said:
Louis Balfour said:
Mr Pointy said:
I would be very careful before deciding to go for so-called multifocal lenses.
Out of interest why?Monovision works really well for some but others hate it. Get them to try you in some contact lenses first, these you can just take them out and throw them away if you don't like it. Obviously the issue is the level of vision because of the cataracts for that trial but it may be an option.
I had bifocal implants. I am glasses independent, distance and intermediate vision are perfect (now, but intermediate took some learning). Near vision is much as it was when I was late 30s. Not perfect, but I can read the share prices in the FT, which are fine print and not that dark.
At the same time I was researching mine, I was in touch with a chap who was (IIRC) a watchmaker and he prized near vision. He chose lenses that allowed him to work on watches without glasses, but his distance vision was not perfect. He was one of the consultant-led cases who had problems, but that it another matter.
I thought I would give an update on this thread being the OP. I had the procedure to replace my natural lenses with mono focal last Friday at Optical Express (due to having cataracts and not wanting a long NHS wait) . I thought it was a bit of a production line at their Southampton clinic but the clinical staff were good and the whole thing took (from arrival) less than 90 mins including the eye tests, health questions, blood pressure, procedure, recovery and waiting for the wife to pick me up. The actually procedure was probably 15-20 mins to do both eyes). Didn't feel much just a pressure on the eye (lot of drops being put in) and no pain, vision went strange during the very short period without a lens (much like a LSD trip
).
Anyway a week later (still taking eyedrops 4 times a day) vision is very good (for very small text etc I need a +1.00 (over the counter reading glasses) which I bought on Amazon for £8 and work fine. Typing this without glasses.
Was it worth £7K? Yes.
). Anyway a week later (still taking eyedrops 4 times a day) vision is very good (for very small text etc I need a +1.00 (over the counter reading glasses) which I bought on Amazon for £8 and work fine. Typing this without glasses.
Was it worth £7K? Yes.
L1OFF said:
I thought I would give an update on this thread being the OP. I had the procedure to replace my natural lenses with mono focal last Friday at Optical Express (due to having cataracts and not wanting a long NHS wait) . I thought it was a bit of a production line at their Southampton clinic but the clinical staff were good and the whole thing took (from arrival) less than 90 mins including the eye tests, health questions, blood pressure, procedure, recovery and waiting for the wife to pick me up. The actually procedure was probably 15-20 mins to do both eyes). Didn't feel much just a pressure on the eye (lot of drops being put in) and no pain, vision went strange during the very short period without a lens (much like a LSD trip ).
Anyway a week later (still taking eyedrops 4 times a day) vision is very good (for very small text etc I need a +1.00 (over the counter reading glasses) which I bought on Amazon for £8 and work fine. Typing this without glasses.
Was it worth £7K? Yes.
Great! Pleased for you. ). Anyway a week later (still taking eyedrops 4 times a day) vision is very good (for very small text etc I need a +1.00 (over the counter reading glasses) which I bought on Amazon for £8 and work fine. Typing this without glasses.
Was it worth £7K? Yes.
In my experience you are a long way from experiencing the full benefit. It took me two years for 90% of the full effect, and I was still experiencing improvements years later.
I was glasses independent from the start.
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