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I Am Going To Get IOL’s Would Monovision IOLs With

Posted on Mon, 5 Apr 2021

Question: I am going to get IOL’s would Monovision IOLs with one eye for distance and one eye for reading work for me. My eyes are healthy except for cataracts. I used to wear just one contact. My dominant eye is my left eye. Right now my worst eye is 20/200 without glasses. I have astigmatism in my right of greater than 2 and in my left of 1.4. I read with 20/40 vision. What would you recommend between monodical single vision distance or monodical one for near one for distance. My hobbies are gardening, hiking. Drawing cooking & I do use the computer but not for work. Thanks

Answered by Dr. Harshita (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
If you have astigmatism you can go for toric also

Detailed Answer:
Hey thanks for the question . I would like to know your age to be able to advice better . If you already wear an aid for near vision then its better to get monofocal for distance and wear spectacles for near . If you dont wear any aid why not go multifocal for both eyes ? They are a bit expensive though so you can discuss regarding this with your consultant surgeon . Hope it helps. Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Harshita (4 hours later)

I’m 67 and my close vision is okay 20-40 not great but I generally don’t wear glasses for close up. Thanks “. Multi focal are out of my price range for now. Thank you for your input

Answered by Dr. Harshita (3 days later)

Brief Answer:
The vision for near will decrease as we age

Detailed Answer:
Hey thanks for the follow up . The vision for near does decrease with age though . If multifocal are put of uour price range monofocals with near vision aid is the best way to go . Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng