Vision correction with intraocular lens implants

Does anyone have a private specialist they’d recommend for cataract surgery?
BTW—during my exam at Knezović, they suggested an extended depth of focus lens—for distance and intermediate vision, specifically for computer work.
Has anyone here actually dealt with those?

About two weeks ago, I had cataract surgery performed at the Mayo Clinic. They implanted a Johnson & Johnson monofocal lens—AABBOO, if I recall correctly—which brought my prescription down to -0.5, though I’m still stuck with a -1.0 cylinder. I suppose I’m satisfied for now. My vision feels a bit unstable—though apparently, you have to wait at least a month for things to settle—but we'll see.

Back again on the IOL implantation subforum.

Because why would anything ever go smoothly when life is just waiting for its chance to screw you over?
If you scroll through these last ten pages, you’ll see my whole medical history—I've had IOL lenses put in both eyes. One eye was done back in 2016, and I still have about -2.5 diopters left in it. Anyway, I started noticing my vision in that eye was getting worse, and since I'm covered under my supplemental health insurance, I went ahead and booked an ophthalmology appointment right away...

Long story short: they found what they call secondary membrane formation—basically, fibrosis of the posterior capsule that holds the IOL in place. And honestly, just... damn it all.

Now I have to schedule a session at a laser clinic or find a private specialist to perform a laser procedure to "clear out" that posterior capsule. The goal is to let the light pass through properly so I can actually see normally again (well, as much as possible).

Has anyone here gone through this kind of procedure before?

Luckily, I’ve still got a few years before I need to swap out my lens. If I’d actually listened to the docs at the Mayo Clinic back in the day, I probably would've ended up with opacities on the back of the capsule by now. When I asked them straight up, "Hey, what if that happens?" the doctor just kind of brushed it off like it was nothing, saying, "Don't sweat it, we'll just fix it with a YAG laser." (btw, the procedure is $167/cool). Not really sure how permanent that fix is or if you need to go back for more. From what I dug up two years ago, those kinds of complications aren't super rare with IOLs—you also get issues with eye pressure, or much less often, problems with the macula or vitreous.

Good luck, man. Let me know how it goes.

Matthew Morris28 said:Luckily, I’ve still got a few years before I need to swap out my lens. If I’d actually listened to the docs at the Mayo Clinic back in the day, I probably would've ended up with opacities on the back of the capsule by now. When I asked them straight up, "Hey, what if that happens?" the doctor just kind of brushed it off like it was nothing, saying, "Don't sweat it, we'll just fix it with a YAG laser." (btw, the procedure is $167/cool). Not really sure how permanent that fix is or if you need to go back for more. From what I dug up two years ago, those kinds of complications aren't super rare with IOLs—you also get issues with eye pressure, or much less often, problems with the macula or vitreous.

Good luck, man. Let me know how it goes.

I’ve already sent out some inquiries to ExxonMobil and General Electric, but now I really need to check when they can squeeze me in at the Mayo Clinic.

So you're saying it used to sting a little during that procedure? Honestly, anyone who can handle getting laser-etched onto the back of their eyeball just to keep their retina from detaching... well, that person's a total legend.

Well, if that's all there is to it, I guess I don't have anything to worry about. Sounds great.

So, I finally went through with that "capsulotomy" procedure—or whatever the technical term is for using a YAG laser.

The whole thing was wild—they spent about an hour running through exams and checking everything out, then I just sat there for the actual laser part, which took maybe 20 or 30 seconds tops. The doctor basically just cleared away that cloudy bit, and boom—everything is crystal clear again. Honestly? Absolutely brilliant.