I had cataract surgery on my right eye about your age. Suggest an upgrade lens (they had 3 different types) and I went with the mid-range. Day surgery, no big deal, lots of eye drops.
While you will often be the youngest patient in the Doctors office, cataracts in your 50’s is more common than you may think.
My other eye is just about ready 10 years after the first.
Good luck.
I’ll repeat the information that I gave on the last cataract thread, since no one has said it yet:
You have a choice of where you want your vision to be best. Most people choose to have excellent long-range vision, and to wear reading glasses.
I chose the opposite. I now read without glasses and have two pairs of glasses-—one for the computer and one for distance. You can apparently choose anywhere in between, but I can’t see the point of choosing in the middle unles you spend every waking moment at the computer.
I was told that if your doctor recommends the surgery, have it right away, because the longer you wait, the harder it is to remove the lens and that could cause complications.
Good luck and don’t be nervous. It is a short, painless procedure. The worst parts are the anxiety and one set of eyedrops that burns quite a bit right before the surgery. I think they were the antibiotic eyedrops but not sure. And that goes away very soon. Prayers for an excellent outcome.