I also had the halos at night so had my left eye done first. My eyes were such that I never needed reading glasses so this lens was for distant and was done by regular surgery, no laser. Two years later the right eye said it was time and had that done for close up so still don't need reading glasses. DR said that not all people can adjust to one eye for distance and one eye for close up but evidently that always happened to me. No side effects from regular surgery and lens replacement.
GF on the other hand has had nothing but problems. Was told some of her tear ducts were not functioning so had the laser surgery in the left eye in October since it was supposed to have less damage to tear ducts. Almost immediately she felt like the eye was constricted and could see around the eye socket in her field of vision. Was dizzy. Now she has a black spot in the center of her vision in this eye and was told that was from a hemorage and would eventually dissolve. Really? Now she has dry eye and has to take drops 3-6 times a day. She had the right eye done about a month ago and also is now dry but doesn't not the side effects of the left eye. She has both eyes for distant and has such poor close up vision now that can't read or so can't do her seashell miniature work that she did before the surgery, even with glasses. DR came well recommended so still suffering on what to do about improving close up vision and constricted left eye and spots in eye. Thoughts? Oh, she had to pay for the laser surgery out of pocket, like $3000 out of pocket. I paid nothing for my normal surgery.