Can Mini-Monovision Be Used With Cataract Surgery and RLE

Mini-monovision (and monovision) is a special way of correcting vision. Contact lens wearers who have experienced a decline in their reading vision are likely familiar with monovision. Monovision is the act of correcting the dominant eye 100% for the distance and then correcting the other, non-dominant, eye for up close vision. Mini-monovision is a very similar concept to monovision that reduces the difference between the eyes to make it easier to adjust to this new type of vision. We have already seen that mini-monovision can be used with lasik. But can this also be used with cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange?

There are lots of calculations that go into correcting vision for cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange. These calculations allow us a very high degree of accuracy for getting the vision we want after these procedures. Classically, vision is corrected for the distance with these equations, but it is possible to adjust these equations to correct one eye up close giving mini-monovision! However, in order for mini-monovision to work, both eyes need to end up perfectly on target. This means using a toric lens if needed, this means using extra technology like ORA technology to be extra accurate. Fortunately, these are all routine things when undergoing refractive cataract surgery or refractive lens exchange.

Mini-monovision is not the only way to get out of glasses with cataract surgery and RLE, lifestyle or multifocal lenses can also do the trick. But, there are a few particular situations in which mini-monovision works better and thus this method of vision correction still remains important today.

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