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a lens implant that will allow me to thread a needle
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Hello @1995victoria, I am not a medical expert but I think it may be possible to help you see closer with the right type of cataract lens. I talked with my Mayo eye surgeon prior to my cataract surgeries and explained my main concern was being able to drive without glasses so it was an easy choice for me to choose being able to see at distances rather than close up. I do need reading glasses for small print when shopping but that's about it. Here's an article that explains how to choose.
-- Choosing the Right Cataract Lens Option for Surgery
https://www.healthline.com/health/cataract-lens-options
My choice was easy. My eye surgeon asked if I wanted to see near or far distances and I chose far distances. Have you had a chance to discuss choices with your eye doctor or surgeon?
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I don’t mean to appear dumb, but I have poor vision and am legally blind in right eye due to scarring from radial keratotomy surgery some 40 or so years ago! Had a cornea transplant in that right eye in 2003 but unsuccessful due to the incisions in my cornea opening up and requiring cornea stitches leading to severe astigmatism. Now, as far as the left eye, I had cataract surgery in left eye a few years ago but to my knowledge no lens to give me better vision was implanted! ?????
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yes, I wanted to see near.....and surgeon thinks arm's length is near. I can't thread a needle at arm's length, I don't hold a book at arm's length. So I'm not happy with my left eye, and don't want to have my right eye done until I can be assured that I will be able to see close between 6-10 inches.