Dwight,
Amazing how cataracts slowly steal your vision, and how great things look right after the surgery. Talk with your surgeon and see what they think. I know some of the older multifocals had some quirks, but the technology has been evolving and getting better. For me, I had right eye in 2015 and left in 2019 and could not be happier. My surgeon shoots sporting clays, and based on a lifestyle discussion he recommended I get the long range monofocals in both eyes and wear readers for close in work. My eyes came out a little better than 20/20, and moving targets like clays and birds are crisp and clear. I experimented with different magnifications for close in to see what gave the sharpest focus based on task. For me +1.5 is a great all-around close task magnification and could easily be a one size fits all. However, +1.25 is a little longer focal distance and is my preferred magnification for working on the computer and rifle with a front site, and +2 is a little better for really close tasks like reading and fishing line knots. I always wore safety glasses while hunting and shooting skeet anyway, and now wear glasses with cheaters in the bottom (like DeWalts) in case I need to read (like see if my license is current) or work on something with small parts. I also have some sunglasses with +2.0 cheaters for fishing, which is really handy when tying knots on the boat. Good luck with the surgery.
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Bill
Amazing how cataracts slowly steal your vision, and how great things look right after the surgery. Talk with your surgeon and see what they think. I know some of the older multifocals had some quirks, but the technology has been evolving and getting better. For me, I had right eye in 2015 and left in 2019 and could not be happier. My surgeon shoots sporting clays, and based on a lifestyle discussion he recommended I get the long range monofocals in both eyes and wear readers for close in work. My eyes came out a little better than 20/20, and moving targets like clays and birds are crisp and clear. I experimented with different magnifications for close in to see what gave the sharpest focus based on task. For me +1.5 is a great all-around close task magnification and could easily be a one size fits all. However, +1.25 is a little longer focal distance and is my preferred magnification for working on the computer and rifle with a front site, and +2 is a little better for really close tasks like reading and fishing line knots. I always wore safety glasses while hunting and shooting skeet anyway, and now wear glasses with cheaters in the bottom (like DeWalts) in case I need to read (like see if my license is current) or work on something with small parts. I also have some sunglasses with +2.0 cheaters for fishing, which is really handy when tying knots on the boat. Good luck with the surgery.
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Bill
