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To: ig who wrote (38890)	8/4/2024 8:00:30 AM
From: John Carragher	1 Recommendation Recommended By Stock Puppy Respond to of 39306

medicare covers one area but not the other. I got one of each and paid $2000. more for the other so i can read without glasses. i think that is the one not covered . you can check. i had no idea of the different lenses when i got the first one as it was never explained to me. the second doctor questioned what lense i wanted and told me it would be an added $1000. i think he only mentioned his fee. I also have glaucoma in that eye. I am so happy i had it done as i do not need glasses to read a menu, etc. my doctor told me i have 20/20 vision. i use glasses to read pc i appears blurry. I should use eye drops . I read books and paper backs without any problem however depending on lighting i will use reading glasses. I believe it has been 15 years since the procedures.

To: ig who wrote (38890)	8/4/2024 8:05:48 AM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39306

I too haven been near-sighted and chose distance, so I would not need glasses for driving, movies, etc. And have readers from Amazon, as I was used to them. I read a ton of books.

To: ig who wrote (38890)	8/4/2024 9:22:11 AM
From: Logain Ablar	Respond to of 39306

Everyone is different, but I just started with glasses and kept the readers (now at 3.25). I have found with the longer range glasses I can read greens again for my putting.

To: ig who wrote (38890)	8/4/2024 12:02:22 PM
From: Don01022	1 Recommendation Recommended By Old_Sparky Respond to of 39306

Like you I always wore glasses for distance. When I had to make the decision that you are contemplating now, I chose to go with seeing in the distance without glasses. I enjoyed not having glasses that fogged up during the winter and driving at night was so much better. What I didn't take in to account was how often you need to read something. My first trip to CVS was crazy. I wanted to look up instructions on bottles but couldn't. Thank God they sold cheaters there; so I borrowed a pair to get my shopping done. I didn't buy the cheaters there because they were so expensive. I made my second stop at the dollar store and bought 10 pairs of cheaters 2.5x and put them all around the house. It was tough getting used to having the cheaters with me everywhere you go; but I got used to it. Anyways I still would have done it the way I did. I enjoy driving without glasses.

To: ig who wrote (38890)	8/4/2024 1:07:20 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 39306

Why don't you go for both? I had Lasic surgery 20 yrs ago, and I opted for monovision. At the time I wore contact lenses for nearsightedness, so what I did was, for a week, I continued to put the corrective lens in my dominant eye, and did not put the corrective lens in the non-dominant eye. It took two to three days for my brain to adjust, and I thought it was a very easy transition. Recently I've been noticing I need to use cheaters for some close up reading, but it's been yrs and things change. I was, and still am, very happy with monovision. How Monovision Works Most people have a dominant eye (one that you prefer to see with if you had to close one eye). With monovision, the vision in your dominant eye is corrected for distance vision, while your other eye is intentionally left somewhat nearsighted to allow you to see close objects. Both eyes still work together, allowing you to see clearly at any distance. While this way of seeing may sound complicated, many people find they adapt well to this technique. In fact, with both eyes open, they may not be able to tell which eye is set for distance and which is set for near. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/treatments/what-is-monovision-blended-vision

To: ig who wrote (38890)	8/5/2024 1:21:51 AM
From: Jeff Hayden	Respond to of 39306

Actually, once the cataracts are fixed with clear glass lenses you'll need three different ranges of vision. One for clear far range, one for your computer's distance from your eyes, and one for close-up reading of books etc. I chose lens for far range and bifocal glasses for computer and close-up vision. If you choose your eyes to focus at the computer distance, You would likely want trifocal glasses to cover the other two ranges. I think you're better off with far range vision.