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a lens implant that will allow me to thread a needle

Posted by 1995victoria @1995victoria, Mar 15 10:28am

I was told there are no nearsighted lenses. I'm a high myope and I can see close with my right eye. If I have cataract surgery, I would like to be able to thread a needle without reading glasses. Am I out of luck with this wish?

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1995victoria | @1995victoria | Mar 20 8:26am
In reply to @mayoconnectuser1 "Sort of - but, here are the stats ... over 3,500,000 cataract surgeries, and over 850,000..." + (show)
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Sort of - but, here are the stats ... over 3,500,000 cataract surgeries, and over 850,000 LASIK/PRK surgeries, in the US each year.

Average age for cataract surgery is about 70, while most LASIK/PRK is gone prior to around 50. So, the age differences would naturally lead to more issues with cataract surgery, but even the rate is around 2%.

So, while cataract surgeries are complicated and could always result in surgical issues, they are so incredibly common that is is relatively rare for there to be major issues.

I believe there will be more and more folks, especially those who don't like wearing glasses, and those who want better vision, who choose to spend a bit more in their 50s for a premium IOL implantation - and skip the LASIK/PRK completely. This is kind of a one and done thing in most cases - there will never be a cataract to remove. Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) will continue to be an issue with everyone - this is handled with a simple Nd:YAG laser procedure - most people get this after cataract surgeries - again, and one and done.

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how many have 20/800 with macular puckers?.......There are many people who never wore glasses prior to cataract surgery for distance or close.

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1995victoria | @1995victoria | Mar 21 9:45am

25% are myopes only 2% of myopes are high myopes,
so approximately 17,000 are high myopes, and then further lower number with macular puckers. And that's out of 3.5 million cataract surgeries a year....

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