Thanks for the encouragement. My family has said same - it was life changing!
My optometrist wouldn’t give me the referral for years - even though I knew I needed the cataracts removed - they interfered with my sewing - I need good, close-up vision for that!
Went to a new optometrist and she told me I should have had it done years ago and instantly approved me for cataract removal.
I didn’t go with the lenses you wrote about - they are outside of my insurance and are $2500 each, my ophthalmologist thought I’d be fine with a torc (?) lens in one eye ($1500) and a regular lens in the other (covered by insurance). Can’t wait to “see” the results.
Maybe now I can see my grandkids better!
Toric lens. Meant to help correct astigmatism. My husband has that in one eye now. He’s had complications from a previous surgery for a macular pucker, which thankfully has improved very much. He’s still waiting for his 3 month post op appointment that has been rescheduled once already. Doc will likely need to do an adjustment in July or August.
His other eye is just starting to develop a cataract. We think that one will be more straightforward like mine were.
Doc told me I might need readers for sewing, but that hasn’t happened. I think I’m getting to live happily ever after with these multi focal lenses. Yes, mine cost the same as you mentioned, not covered by insurance, but at least the surgery was. To not need to buy glasses ever again is worth it for me.
If you have any questions after your surgery, let me know. I’ll try to help, though I realize every case is quite different. Praying for a fantastic outcome for you!