15th July 2005
Seriosperson-
Sorry to have resent the posting, I didnt see it posted and need to understand the post proceedure better.
Thanks for the detailed information, especially about your mom and her problems. I see you are interested in the restore lens. I dont know much about them but I am concerned that it is a rehash of a lens that didnt work out too well in the past. These lenses use a multifocal approach where the lens is cut so that it has different focal planes that fall upon the retina at all times and your brain is supposed to pick out the properly focused one and ignore the unfocused light. This supposedly allows near and far vision, but it means that unfocused light will always be on the retina and you will have to ignore the blurred part. It is my contention that a single focal point is always best even if some glasses may be required under some conditions. I would personally stick with the standard lens which I have a couple of friends that really like the ones thay have. They can read computer screens very well and only need reading glasses for close (12" - 15" inch reading). I'll leave it at that and bear in mind it is only my opinion.
I also want to tell you about an eye drop which shrinks the pupil size, which really helps with the Crystalens and eliminates most all of the halos and glare until it wears off. It is available with your Doctors prescription and is called Alphagan. I did not want to take an eye drop every day but if I dont want the low light issues then I must. Thanks for the write back and keep me informed on your results. - Mart21
Sorry to have resent the posting, I didnt see it posted and need to understand the post proceedure better.
Thanks for the detailed information, especially about your mom and her problems. I see you are interested in the restore lens. I dont know much about them but I am concerned that it is a rehash of a lens that didnt work out too well in the past. These lenses use a multifocal approach where the lens is cut so that it has different focal planes that fall upon the retina at all times and your brain is supposed to pick out the properly focused one and ignore the unfocused light. This supposedly allows near and far vision, but it means that unfocused light will always be on the retina and you will have to ignore the blurred part. It is my contention that a single focal point is always best even if some glasses may be required under some conditions. I would personally stick with the standard lens which I have a couple of friends that really like the ones thay have. They can read computer screens very well and only need reading glasses for close (12" - 15" inch reading). I'll leave it at that and bear in mind it is only my opinion.
I also want to tell you about an eye drop which shrinks the pupil size, which really helps with the Crystalens and eliminates most all of the halos and glare until it wears off. It is available with your Doctors prescription and is called Alphagan. I did not want to take an eye drop every day but if I dont want the low light issues then I must. Thanks for the write back and keep me informed on your results. - Mart21