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Post-Pharco Cataract & LASIK?


I had pharco cataract surgery 2 months ago for PSC with a AcrySof Toric IOL. My vision now is +1.25 with minimal Astigmatism at -0.50.

My questions are:

Would LASIK or Piggy-back IOL be recommended to correct my small amount of refractive error?

Would the LASIK just correct my distant vision or would it also enable me to see near objects clearly as well?

Just need to clarify since I know that with cataract surgery, my focusing ability is now gone, so would LASIK be advisable for just +1.25 of distant error if this is the case?

Also, newer LASIK technology now enables Presbyopia to be corrected. Since Presbyopia is the degeneration of focusing ability of the eye on near objects, would such LASIK help the focusing ability of my IOL implanted eye in anyway?

Or would I be able to only correct refractive error of one distant only, and will still need glasses for other distances?

Thanks!

"Would LASIK or Piggy-back IOL be recommended to correct my small amount of refractive error?"

probably lasik. but no one here can really answer that question, b/c none of us have seen your eye.

"Would the LASIK just correct my distant vision or would it also enable me to see near objects clearly as well?"

DISTANCE ONLY

"Just need to clarify since I know that with cataract surgery, my focusing ability is now gone, so would LASIK be advisable for just +1.25 of distant error if this is the case?"

thats a matter of opinion. debatable.

"Also, newer LASIK technology now enables Presbyopia to be corrected."

not really.

"Since Presbyopia is the degeneration of focusing ability of the eye on near objects, would such LASIK help the focusing ability of my IOL implanted eye in anyway?"

probably not.

"Or would I be able to only correct refractive error of one distant only, and will still need glasses for other distances?"

YES. you got it.

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