Are You Nearsighted? This Is A 'Must Watch' Before Cataract Surgery

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If you are nearsighted, you are used to having super vision up close. Why does this matter when you are considering having cataract surgery? Dr. Cathleen McCabe helps you understand your cataract surgery options so that you will be happy after the surgery.

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@_SYDNA_ 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the video. So if you have lived near-sighted and want to retain enough nearsightedness to read at normal book distance (e.g. the "Harmon" distance), how do you see at the intermediate distances? i.e. 3ft for the counter, 12ft. for the TV or 15ft for things at that radius ... on out to horizon distance ... can they write you a progressive prescription that goes from say +/- -2 diopters down to 0 at close distance? In other words something similar to progressives with a zero-diopter close point? Are patients who retain some nearsightedness generally happy with that?

@shellyem3547 3 года назад

Thanks for this video. I am extremely near-sighted (-8, -8) and use close (6") vision frequently, for example, to examine pets for ticks and other conditions. I am facing cataract surgery and because of glaucoma am limited to a monofocal lens. I've watched dozens of videos to try to understand how to cope with my future vision and you are the only person who has explained this limitation clearly, including my surgeon, who did not discuss it at all. I think my first priority would be clear unaided vision at 6", 2nd priority extended clear unaided vision to 2 ft, and then correct other distances with glasses. Is that possible? That would mimic what my vision's been my whole life.

@mollypitcher9380 Год назад

I wish she answered this question.

@jnick5358 Год назад

That's easy. A monofocal implant leaving you a -6 will do it.

@RickACG Год назад

@@jnick5358 With a -6 he would keep his ability to see near?

@jnick5358 Год назад

@@RickACG -6 gives phenomenal near vision without glasses. It's not popular because distance vision will be bad without glasses.

@maryg4529 Год назад

I wore -9.00 glasses before surgery. I got distance monofocal and ended up with 20/20 vision. After about 3 years, I have fully adapted and don't even remember being nearsighted. I wear progressive glasses and have variety of store bought readers. For those times I need super close up I pull out a +3.00 reader. It's almost as good. I can now make a sandwich in the kitchen or fill the hand soap dispenser at 3 am without readers (and no spills).

@alisont.6940 11 месяцев назад

Do you have astigmatism? I have never found store reading glasses that work at all so I'm concerned about going to distance lenses when I've been nearsighted for 50 years.

@_SYDNA_ 8 месяцев назад

I appreciate you trying to convey what it's like to others using real-world terms. Let me ask a couple of questions: 1) After surgery, at 20/20 in both eyes, you where progressives. This is to give you clear vision at multiple distances. For you, the top of the progressive lens is essentially a no-prescription clear area through which you see distance, with progressive magnification (like a reader) as you look through lower regions of the lens. Is all of that correct? When you describe filling the soap or make a sandwhich at 3am you're working at arms-length. Do you need your progressives to do that or see that, or does traditional correction for long distance leave that arm's length distance clear ... or maybe just "clear enough?" Thanks for any insight you can give. Drs. aren't very good at explaining the actual performance after surgery. My guess is that they are afraid of getting sued over descriptions they gave ahead of time. Regardless of that, it is helpful to get descriptions from people who have been through it.

@Powitree1 2 года назад

@crazyeightsable 2 года назад

me too.i'm also very near sighted.and I too have dry eyes.though i'm yet to have any surgeries.I have heard that if you're eyes are dry they won't do the surgery till they aren't dry...maybe it's a matter of degree?just a little it ok,but alot is not...anyway i'm glad it's possible to have it done sometimes.I hope you have excellent vision.

@ratendrasinghjayara8974 3 года назад

Hello Mam. Please tell me that which IOL would be best for a one eyed person who is having Retinitis Pigmentosa and night blindness;in cataract surgery? Does Tecnis Symphony work well in Retinitis Pigmentosa patient who is Near Sighted?

@TheeyeassociatesWB 3 года назад

Without us examining your eyes, we couldn't tell you that. Sorry.

@dr.amitabhamukherjee3601 7 месяцев назад

Question from a fellow professional from India about to undergo cataract surgery on one (R) eye: given that my other (L) eye has mild cataract -- 20/20 after correction for 3D Sph myopia plus 1 D for index myopia -- what would the ideal monofocal IOL choice be for my right eye if I spend most of my time indoors reading and listening to podcasts on my cell phone (can read the smallest print up close unaided) WITHOUT CAUSING post-op ANISOMETROPIA & dizziness, diplopia etc? I intend to put off surgery on the other eye till early 2025 unless the cataract progresses dramatically. Thanks and warm regards.

@debraarnold3703 6 месяцев назад

Great explanation on my superpower and how I take advantage of my severe nearsightedness by taking off my progressive glasses to read. This is a good warning to prepare myself, and I think I will go for the cheaper reading glasses and adjust to not having my superpower that you describe. I would still like some better advice on what to do in between the two cataract surgeries, since I can't see to get around the house without tripping, everything is a struggle without a pair of glasses on. Is dealing with impaired vision, wearing one contact, one eye closed, for 3 weeks the only options available for the interim period? I hope my one cataract doesn't have complications. I think that's the period I need to prepare myself for rather than not having the ability to put my phone 4 in from my face and have my superpower of magnification.

@-myal-8691 2 года назад

I chose the distant vision implants for both eyes. My distant vision is now a blurry 20/60, but my reading vision is so good, I can read even the tiniest print for the first time in 30 years without glasses. How can this be explained?

@jnick5358 Год назад

You turned out nearsighted. It happens sometimes.

@jimbob4456 Год назад

Somebody screwed up.

@rspen2142 2 месяца назад

From my research, it seems that you have lenses for close up and will need glasses for distance.

@crazyeightsable 2 года назад

I'm not that worried about becoming far sighted.I am very nearsighted and can barely see close up.really pretty much everything without my glasses is a blur.It will be no great loss.apparently i'm too near sighted to have that superpower.

@pratiksha9258 Год назад

can hypermetropia occur after cataract surgery in previously myopic patient?

@mikegargano1015 7 месяцев назад

Very helpful thank you. I am preparing for surgery and am very myopic with very good close vision.

@DinaParmar1 7 месяцев назад

Me too! What option are you going for? They said I can be left with -3 or -1 I don’t know what to choose

@rspen2142 2 месяца назад

@@DinaParmar1 What did you eventually choose. My surgery is scheduled for Monday.

@thepizzzadude 4 года назад

Does this mean that even if you choose a monofocal lens to retain your near vision it still won’t be as good as it used to be before surgery? Thank you

@TheeyeassociatesWB 4 года назад

It is really according to how nearsighted you are. What I can say is that if you do not get an upgraded multifocal lens, you will always have to wear reading glasses when you want to read. No more taking off your glasses to read. Try this. Try reading through the top of your glasses. That will simulate how our vision would be with a monofocal lens.

@melindap1011 2 года назад

Without your current lenses, your close up is much stronger power. Ex: -4.00 dist, would equate to a + 4,00 close. Now after cataract surgery your distance corrected lens would be about -1,00, but + 4,00 would be too much disparity for the brain. Thus reading glasses nay be helpful for tiny objects. Also a lower plus implant for close up would give more focal range, making computer or arm length activities easier. It’s a tough balance.

@shariward7733 2 года назад

Bid decision. I am near sighted so I don't need glasses to text or look at emails on my phone. I didn't really get much explanation from my dr. I am only having one eye done for now and kind of want distance but I wear glasses to drive already which I don't mind . I really don't want to wear glasses all the time . I am having night vision problems with my left eye or I would not have surgery . Now I don't know what to do.