What's The BEST Lens for Cataract Surgery? | Eye Doctor Advice on Top 5 Cataract Lenses 

I recently had cataract surgery. I chose a monofocal lens set for distance implanted in both eyes. No regrets and my vision is just fine. Just need glasses for small print reading. Premium lenses is a out of pocket expense that insurance will not cover. Usually, one is charged 8 to 10 times the cost of the lens itself. I wish everyone good luck and educate yourself before chosing a proper lens for your eyes. Thank you for the video and take care everyone.

I had this surgery one year ago and chose the Panoptix lenses for both eyes. I totally regret having these lenses installed. All auto lights have such a halo and glow that it is distracting. I didn't have this much glare and halo when driving with cataracts. Over XMAS all the "twinkle lights" drove my eyes crazy. I am told I am one of a small percentage who have this reaction. However, I have talked with many who are aware of this problem from friends and relatives reporting it to them. Lastly, the near vision is not as good as I had hoped. The lenses cost me $9,000.00 out of pocket.

Great video! Really appreciated the clear breakdown of lens options for cataract surgery. It's awesome to have such a detailed guide that's easy to understand. Definitely helps in making an informed decision. Thanks for sharing this!

Thankyou for this Great Video! Very Helpful!

Very insightful information! Thanks!

Very Informative Video! This will definitely help me make the right decision with my Cataract Surgery. Thank you!

Very Informative Video, This will definitely help me make the right decision for Cataract Surgery!

vivity is an excellent lens and can be installed as a mini monovision so I have excellent vision at all distances and no glasses

Light Adjustable Lens is 2x more likely to give you 20/20, no halos and top visual quality. I have been researching for my own cataract eye surgery. Loss of contrast is a feature in many of the diffractive, premium lenses. Even with the new IC-8. The LAL offers best visual quality and can be set to enhance intermediate and near vision in one eye if the other is plano for distance giving great blened vision it seems…but ask me again after my surgery.

I'm looking to have Cataract surgery but I have Keratoconus. I have had collagen crosslinking and also PRK eye surgery 5 years after my crosslinking. Which lenses are best for Me? I would love to see far and don't mind wearing reading glasses but it be great if i didn't need glasses at all.

I'd love to hear about the (new for the US market as of July 2022) Lenstec SBL-3 (which has been used in Europe for a decade), and which at least one ophthalmologist here in Austin has recommended. However, it's nearly $5K per eye! Next to that, based on my research, it would be the newer Clearview Panoptix (the older Panoptix lenses, older than just 2-3 years, I believe, apparently had some issues with microscopic air-bubbles in them that were due to how they were manufactured, specifically a type of material they were using at that time which has since been corrected in the newer "Clearview" version). Third place for me would likely be the Vivity, which I've also heard from multiple first-hand accounts is a good lens, and does not have glare or halo issues (which I currently have with my cataracts, and which I hate with a passion!). however, it's been known to not be so great in low-light situations.

After reviewing the characteristics of the premium lenses I prefer PanOptix on one eye and Vivity on the other eye to complement each other.

I can't get the vivify iol because the power goes to 30D, and I need 32 or 33D. I am therefor considering PureSee from J&J. Do you think the two iols are alike? (ps: I have large pupils)

Can I wear a multifocal contact over my monofocal IOL? My iol is set to intermediate (I think).

I'm a 75 yo woman who reads, crafts, quilts and uses the computer. I don't drive much anymore. I am considering the PanOptix. My goal is the achieve the best near/mid range vision with the lens, even if I have to enhance it with readers. I hope we have made the right decision for me. My surgery is in 2 weeks, then 2 weeks after that.

I wish there was a clear answer. I have seen doctor videos and they think the light optic lens is the best and they say their patients like them the most. I have heard that the panoptic lenses give more halos at night. This is all confusing and frustrating.

Thanks for the video! Which lens do you recommend patients who have diabetes?

Dr i am 38 year old i have a cataract in my both eye please suggest me the lens which one is best clareon vivty edof or clear view 3 or trifocal which one ia best for me

What are your thoughts about Accommodating IOLs and future Juvene IOL and Fluidlense - is it worth waiting for these. Thank you for your video

Hello sir. I am from India.. My mother underwent PHACO with PCIOL with PANOPTIX lens. Vision is great and there is no complain of halos and glare .Next surgery planned in June with PANOPTIX. Sir. Should I go for panoptix or any other lens in the second eye . ??

After watching a number videos on post cataract surgery lenses, I believe I will opt for the Light Adjusted Lenses. I play a lot of pool, and I hate that my monofocal lens glasses either can’t see the cue ball close up, but can see the ball at the end of the table or I can see the cue ball close up, but can’t see the ball at the end of the table. I have a set of multi-focal lens glasses, but I have to hold my head in a weird position to see both extremes at the same time. I also see the balls bigger than they really are which has caused some weird aiming anomalies. I believe that having the LAL’s set to different powers is the answer to my prayers. I want to go to India to get the surgery done, as I cannot afford to fly round trip to the US in money and flight time health reasons, pay for the LAL surgery since my Advantage plan will not cover the LAL’s, and stay there for up to six weeks. Going to Punjab, India means my entire cost will be at least 1/3 the cost of going back to the US for the procedure, and it’s a lot closer to the Philippines. My question is, does anyone know if I can get the RX Sight LAL lenses in India? Or do the LAL’s exist only in the US?

My doctor was sure I’d be great with the symthye blue or eyehance. Which is compared to what you are liking . I’m not ok with the light loss or haloes

I’m planning to use the Vivity lenses and am hoping for the best.

I had the Tecnis Synergy multifocal toric lenses implanted 10 months ago. It has been a nightmare. Day 1 post-op i have great vision. Day two it deteriorated. It never got better. It worsened. Awful blurred vision for distances in daylight. The glare in daylight is blinding. I can see better in artifical lighting indoors and through tinted windows and wearing expensive polarized sunglasses. But it is still not clear. I developed PCO and 9 months later the ophthalmologist decided on YAG laser. Result - worse vision. Blurrier than before. Daylight glare is unbearable. I cannot open my eyes without pain. I cannot make out faces of people until maybe a few metres away. Signs and hard to read, if not impossible. I can read up close well, but since YAG it is worse and black colours look more grey now, so have lost contrast sharpness. I now face a long drawn out time to look at LASIK to fix some residual astigmatism, that the ophthalmologist stated I probably won't need after YAG. Discussions so far are alluding to possible need for a lens extraction and surgery to implant new lens - one eye at a time , as the visual outcome of the new lens will need to be determined before the 2nd eye is considered. It has been a nightmare of blurred vision. I have dysphotopsia which I had mostly accomodated for, but need to be extremely careful when riding motorcycle at night due to halos and glare. My eyes before surgery were deemed healthy and no issues to preclude me from lens implants. The Synergy was recommended for my needs (ditch glasses). Now since YAG was done, it complicates lens replacement as the posterior capsule bag is burnt open so the lens has only sides of the remaining capsule wall to anchor onto. Many ophthalmologists won't replace a multifocal/EDOF/trifocal after YAG and only option is monofocal which is a safer lens to implant after YAG.

If I get monofocal lens 4 near how far will I be able to see without glasses I stay in the house most of the time will I be able to see everything in the house refrigerator the sink be able to do dishes watch TV my computer laptop and tablet and all that kind of stuff and will I have to have glasses and just as soon as I go out the door

Sir my mother is diabetic from 20 years now ,which lens i should choose

Just curious why didn’t Clearview 3 make your list