Posts by Benjamin Rivera4

I’m just curious here.

So, is it basically the standard rule that when you're replacing a natural lens, the artificial one gets implanted behind where it used to be?

To put it another way—if someone is looking to fix their nearsightedness by getting a Yahoo implant, do they actually leave the natural lens in place if it's still healthy? In that scenario, does the procedure just involve placing the new lens into the anterior chamber?

And honestly, I’d just go straight to the doctor and ask them point-blank—like, where exactly does that artificial lens go once they’ve taken out your natural one?

Let me know how things turn out once they take those toric lenses out—I'm really curious to hear if you notice any difference in your vision after that...

You’ve been through the ringer enough times already that I don't even need to offer any comfort regarding your surgery tomorrow... 😉

Steven Stewart5 said:You mentioned you have good near vision... I’m actually great with distance and watching TV, but whenever I try to look at my iPhone 13, I really need those reading glasses. I always end up having to ask my eye doctor what my prescription strength is again...

Exactly. With single-vision lenses, you just can't have the best of both worlds. As for multifocal options or those specialized Laravel lenses? I haven't really looked into it much—I haven't come across any firsthand accounts online about how they actually perform in the real world...

But man, I have to say, my near vision hasn't been this sharp in ages... I honestly can't remember the last time everything up close looked this good. 🙂

I don't have regular check-ups anymore now that the surgery is done. From here on out, I'll just head in for a follow-up every two years or so. My prescription ended up sitting right at -1.5.

I honestly have this nagging feeling that they were being super conservative with my measurements—or maybe it’s just that the insurance companies don't cover all the different types of lenses available. I mean, looking at your results, you went from -13.5 down to -0.75, whereas mine only moved from -10.5 to -1.5. There might be some other ocular parameters at play here that I'm just not aware of...

But oh well... I'll probably just go see a private specialist once I've saved up enough cash. :-)

Oh, one more thing! Next time you're in for your follow-up, since they removed your natural lens, could you please ask them where the artificial one actually gets placed in cases like yours? Is it in the anterior or posterior chamber? I completely blanked on asking...

Too good!

That’s awesome. So, you’re basically saying your prescription is effectively at zero now?

EDIT: Just curious—what was your actual starting prescription before you went under the knife?

Yeah. Honestly, if they’d managed to get me under -1.0, I would’ve been absolutely thrilled. But hey, I can't complain—I'm pretty happy with how things turned out! :-)

Drop me a line tomorrow after your first follow-up appointment

There it is.

So, did the doctor actually give you a specific target number for your prescription?

In my case, absolutely nothing—or at least, very little...

Maybe just for the first day or two, but like I said, it’s really negligible

Steven Stewart5 said:The 18th. Or maybe the 25th of this month. One step at a time... I'll check back in once I've got it done.

Good luck tomorrow—don't let the surgery get to you... honestly, it's a really smooth process for the patient. And definitely reach out and let us know how it went.

When I really sit down and think about it, even my go-to contact lenses that I've been wearing for years are actually from Alcon...

Here’s the link—it just popped up in the digital edition of The Washington Post too

So, I was scrolling through The Washington Post this morning, and they’re digging into this whole mess regarding those public procurement contracts that the Associated Press picked up over in Poland...

My bad—I totally mixed you up with user "ballotom"

If I’m remembering you correctly, you’re planning to get that done at the Light clinic over in Miami?

So, when’s your appointment scheduled for? Are you really planning on tackling both eyes at the exact same time?

Definitely reach out and let me know how everything goes—I have a feeling it’ll turn out just fine 🙂...

Steven Stewart5 said:I completely forgot that at 48, my natural vision is already starting to shift... and if I don't take care of things now, I might be looking at cataracts in just a few years, which would mean going back under the knife for surgery. With this procedure, I should finally be set for good and stop messing around with my eyes...

It’s pretty wild that they're planning to take out your natural lens. Honestly, my dad didn't even deal with cataracts until he was 78...

By the way, the Alcon lens I have is the SA60AT, just in case you wanted to compare specs.

I just had my second follow-up appointment (it’s been two weeks since the surgery).

Everything turned out exactly how the doctor predicted during my check-up the day after the procedure. On that eye, I’m left with a "tiny" residual prescription of -1.5—which, honestly, feels like nothing compared to the -10.5 I was dealing with before. With that eye alone, my near vision is fantastic; I can even sit back and watch TV without any issues. Right now, I’m using a bit of a hybrid setup: the right eye relies solely on the IOL, while I’m still wearing a semi-rigid contact lens in the left one. It’s actually working surprisingly well for me.

The real headache, though, is the glasses situation. I can't really get a pair of prescription glasses made anymore because the difference in vision between my two eyes is just too massive—my brain basically can't fuse the two images together.

All things considered, I'm pretty thrilled with the outcome, especially considering how bad my vision used to be.

I did some digging into the lens itself, and it turns out they implanted a standard spherical lens from Alcon. To be honest, I have no clue if—or even how much—aspheric or multifocal lenses would actually be an improvement over what I have.

Best of luck to you! Honestly, the actual surgery is probably the easiest part of this whole process.