Will Standard Cataract Surgery Work For Me?

Cataract surgery has many different options to get the very best possible vision and the most amount of glasses independence. However, not everyone needs or wants all those different options. Some people enjoy wearing glasses; glasses represent their identity. For others, the desire for good vision without glasses, for them, just isn’t worth the extra costs of the upgraded options. Insurance companies after all will only cover the standard part of cataract surgery.

But standard cataract surgery still works! At the end of the day, the cataract is still being removed. While upgrades such as laser assisted cataract surgery do offer increased safety and predictability, the procedure still is pretty safe without the advanced technology. And effective too; instead of the cataract impairing vision, light passes through the brand new clear artificial lens. Cataract surgery is still beneficial even without any of the upgrades.

But, after standard cataract surgery you will need glasses! You will definitely need reading glasses to see things up close. You may need computer glasses in order to make out fine details on the computer. Your vision looking far off in the distance is more of a coin flip. Some people can function well without glasses for the distance after standard cataract surgery. Others (especially those with larger amounts of astigmatism) will want or need glasses in order to drive or watch TV. Standard cataract surgery has limits on what it can achieve.

In the end, the main decision about going the standard route or upgraded route comes largely down to preference for glasses. If you don’t mind wearing glasses for all activities, then standard cataract surgery will work quite well. However, if you do desire some glasses independence post cataract surgery, then it’s good to look into the more upgraded options.

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