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Cmaier said:
technically neither. Unlike multifocal lenses, the ones I have are continuous focus from a couple feet to infinity. They are called “vivity,” and in addition to not being made with 3 discrete focal zones, they also essentially eliminate flare/starbursts that you get from multifocals.

Only downsides I’ve found is my near vision (for reading closer than computer distance) needs about +1.25 correction (in the left eye. Too soon to judge right eye), and if I’m looking at text at the very near edge of its focussing ability (around 1 foot and a half, say), it’s a little distorted (i.e. wavy).
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Are you seeing any other oddities at night? I have a few, but not too bad – I consider them special effects. I also had some visual clouding that was attributed to thickening of the posterior capsule and that was successfully treated with a laser capsulotomy.
 
Roller said:
Are you seeing any other oddities at night? I have a few, but not too bad – I consider them special effects. I also had some visual clouding that was attributed to thickening of the posterior capsule and that was successfully treated with a laser capsulotomy.
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If a point light source hits at exactly the right angle, I may see a tiny little halo. Rare, and not distracting - I only notice because I’m looking for it. High beam headlights coming directly at me do flare, though it’s about the same as I used to see while wearing my glasses, so it doesn’t bother me. And in low light I can’t see quite as well as my wife (who wears glasses). Apparently you lose a little contrast with these, but I wouldn’t have known it except my wife was able to read a distant sign that I couldn’t the other night.

I hear there’s an even better lens - Galaxy - that gets you even closer vision, but it’s not yet available in the U.S., which is a shame.
 
Had my 1-month check-in with each of the eye surgeons. They are excited by the results. Both eyes healing great. Retina in right eye is “smooth,” which is much improved. As it flattens out over the next year, vision in right eye should continue to improve.

Overall, very happy with the results. I stopped carrying readers because I found I seldom need them (though I had to read an old dictionary at work the other day and the text was too small so I had to use my phone as a magnifying glass). Distance vision is great - only issue is my brain flips back and forth choosing which I is dominant, so sometimes vertical lines look a little bent and sometimes they don’t. And there are a couple of floaters in the left eye that sometimes show up outdoors. I bought a pair of nice maui jim sunglasses without a prescription, and it feels crazy after 50 years to be able to walk around without glasses (I still forget and reach for nonexistent glasses on my nightstand most mornings).

I go back to the surgeons and an optometrist in April, where they’ll record final data for their research study.
 
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