Lifestyle Lens Vs Standard Lens With Cataract Surgery

Cataract surgery is wonderful for many reasons. Simply taking out the cataract provides so much benefit. However, cataract surgery provides an opportunity in life to achieve glasses independence! (Which is also cool!)

Glasses independence with cataract surgery can be achieved with “lifestyle lenses”. These lenses include multifocal lenses, extended depth of focus lenses as well as toric lenses. These lenses are designed to provide good uncorrected distance vision, up close vision or both. The alternative to lifestyle lenses are standard lenses and are typically the only type of lens that insurances cover. Standard lenses are also called monofocal lenses. Basically that means these lenses are limited in what correction they can provide without glasses.

How can lifestyle lenses provide more glasses independence? Let’s talk about toric lenses. Toric lenses are used to correct astigmatism to provide the best distance vision without glasses. Standard lenses don’t correct astigmatism. If there is remaining astigmatism, vision can be blurry without glasses. It’s important to note that not everyone has the same amount of astigmatism in their vision. Thus, some people may have good enough vision with a standard lens. But in order to be sure YOU have the best vision it’s important to correct all the astigmatism.

Lifestyle lenses such as the multifocal lenses and the extended depth of focus lenses provide significantly more glasses independence than a standard lens. These lenses are capable of focusing up close at the same time as focusing off in the distance. Thus, if glasses independence is one of your goals following cataract surgery then these lenses should be strongly considered if you are a candidate.

There are many options when it comes to cataract surgery. But at the end it comes down to the desire to get out of glasses. Standard lenses just can’t compete with the lifestyle lenses to provide that glasses independence.

Also check out Your Complete Guide Of Lenses For Cataract Surgery on EyeMountain.com

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