Had surgery two days ago My Eyhance results are so stupendous I scared to post review yet thinking I will jinx it. If not for this forum I would not have known about Eyhance or anything surgery related. So yall out there Ron rwbill and all others a million thank yous. I have no negatives only amazing clarity color brightness and distance near and intermediate. Unreal vision.
I am glad that everything is looking so good for you!
That is fantastic. Can you please provide your prescription before you had the surgery? Did you aim for plano or did you offset for slight myopia to extend your range? How close up can you see before needing readers and how strong of readers do you need? Do you see any halos or glare at night? May I ask your age?
It has only been a few days so things can shift and settle differently but i am rooting for you that this is your final result. keep posting!
Hi Luna. Before diagnosis I was myopic my whole life. Wore contacts for 42 yrs with prescription -4.75 to -5.75 and the increase was due to cataracts I didnt even know I had. Diagnosed months ago age 57 got first eye done last week. This board answered what plano is and gave me best advice that if I am myopic aim for distance with a little bit of myopia -1 so I do not lose all nearness. I did not choose multi focals i chose Eyhance based on reviews on this forum it was just approved . Absolutely no halo or glare for first time in my myopic life at night. Lifelong myopia i guess made me think halo and glare normal but its not . Monofocal user reviews seemed really satified with sight so I chose mono instead of premium. My sight within hours of surgery was sharp and i could see easily distance near and intermediate i can watch tv use computer and see in distance perfectly with the Eyhance. I still have contact in unoperated eye and Luna in comparison my new Eyhance eye vision is much better. all i wanted was to see as well as i did with contacts after surgery. i see so so much better in my Eyhance eye The colors are so bright at night in dark i can even see contrast i can see dark phone on dark table in dark room. Unoperated eye I ask for same distance Eyhance with -1 so both eyes will see same. I can see iphone without readers just a bit blurry but can def read text so i use 1.25 readers if necessary just like i did pre surgery with contacts in and its perfect vision Outdoors i can see really close up in natural light without any reader. Maybe someone else with same vision i have now in operated eye wont even use readers . Thanks to this forum I asked for Eyhance Dr said he uses zcboo which is sister to Eyhance without that added intermediate edge. Last conversation Dr said Eyhance is an excellent choice and that is what i have. Vision from day of surgery to today is a tiny tiny bit less crisp but remains beyond excellent the color the brightness wow. The forum recommend mini or micro monovision but i going for -1 both eyes and if needed contacts after healing but i doubt i will need any vision assistance just maybe those low prescription readers indoors for tiny print. What is your prescription and is it both eyes and when are you scheduled for surgery? Thanks for the support Without this forum i would have been clueless any questions you have happy to answer based on my experience
im adding this Luna after lengthy first post below. My Eyhance eye is so sharp that do not need readers at computer length.I see so sharp at computer distance and the contrast in text between black and white on screen is better than i have seen in all my years on this earth
The Dr skill level contributed too. No pain no blur no itch I felt nothing since operation and now.For all those who are apprehensive about procedure it was over in the blink of eye i remember nothing past the needle for sedation going in my arm.
and also Luna i know everyone different but for me with Eyhance i wouldnt go more than -1 . As said on this forum alot if you take from somewhere then taking away from somewhere physics stuff. So for me anymore than -1 might have resulted in less than sharp distance -1 perfect sweet spot
This is really fantastic news. I am really happy for you. I'm -10.50 in each eye with contact lenses and use 1.25-1.50 readers for small text, i phone etc. Have had halos and starbursts all my life, assume it is from high myopia. I have been hearing good things for patients getting eyhance and leaving residual myopia like you did. i only need one eye done but not sure if i would need other done due to high prescription. I am like you, all i want is to see as well as i do now in contacts after surgery. i could definitely accept -1 for my outcome so thanks for this update! Are you in the US? Curious where you had your surgery. Please keep posting if anything changes.
Congratulations!! From everything I have read, Eyhance is a great lens.
I am curious, with the -1d goal what is your uncorrected distance and close vision?
im there with you about how us myopics have seen halo starburst etc our whole life i thought that was just energy output from light source and normal. in my own experience one week with Eyhance i see better with less to no halo starburst etc but im not out and about at night often yet until other eye is operated on next week. If this helps i have cataract in unoperated eye and it was better than operated eye. i think cataract got bad rapidly and today blurry and from what i know now is not myopia but cataract. i have been wearing approx -5.75 in unoperated eye contact. i can function go outside shop walk around and the distance is ok i can watch tv ok and to furthur even out computer and cell i wear 1.25 readers and my vision is excellent using contact and eyhance. but both eyes together know that one eye is still cataract. so in your case one contact in good eye with monofocal in cataract eye might work. If i didnt have cataract i might have to increase contact prescription to equalize sharpness from eyhance. if i had no cataract blur in this eye i might be able get used to contact one eye and monofocal in operated eye Yes in USA Bronx which is booming now and Manhattan which is starting booming
Hi rwbill. Thanks for your guidance and information and help. I def now see what you meant about diopeter goal etc. I chose -1 for both eyes and second eye to be done next week. day after surgery i had small eye test 20/20. I can see how taking that -1 for nearness might have taken from some sharpness in distance etc. but the difference is barely perceptible and maybe im imagining it. with eyhance the contrast and brightness is what strikes me most. i can easily watch tv right now im typing on screen with no readers and have -5.75 in as to be corrected eye. i just sent text with no readers but im in front of window . The real test for iphone etc will be when second eye is corrected to -1 . I cant imagine my vision being any better than it is now with Eyhance will update
Hi Mary. So happy for you ! And this again shows that my surgeon knows what he is talking about when he told me that his highest success rate comes from patients with both eyes set at -1D using monofocals. You can go about glasses free with only the slightest blurriness in the distance and up close, and then you have the option to use progressive glasses that has a range of about +- 1D which is not as irritating as using thick progressives when iols are set for distance or near.
Please keep posting after your second eye gets done. Love reading the success stories!!!
It is common for the surgeon to shoot for -0.25 to -0.50 so the patient does not risk becoming far-sighted. This small amount of myopia will have very little effect on one's distance vision. Of course one doing a clear lens exchange will be more picky that one with severe cataracts.
You are taking an interesting approach that I have not heard to many others talk about and that is the middle ground by going -1.0 d in both eyes with the Eyhance IOL to give a boost to close vision. This middle ground might allow one to be spectacle independent 90%+ Plus or more depending on the individual.
I don't know what refractive mark the surgeon hit, which is why I asked what your distant and close vision are. Taking a wild ass guess you might be somewhere between 20/25 and 20/32 distance, which is more than good enough to legal drive and you get more up close vision.
As I always say there is no one right answers. It is about knowing the tradeoff and making the best decision for your lifestyle.
I hope you keep posting your experience, as you provide a unique approach that is not talked about very much, but I can see that this approach might appeal to a lot of people.
"the option to use progressive glasses that has a range of about +- 1D which is not as irritating as using thick progressives when iols are set for distance or near" . My experience does not totally match that. I think it would be wrong to think that your progressives would be "thick" if you have an IOL set for distance. Yes, if the IOL is set for close, with a -2.5 D residual, the lens will be somewhat, but not excessively thick. That is kind of a standard myopic correction with eyeglasses. It is not at all like a highly myopic correction of -10 D or so. Keep in mind that myopic corrective lenses (minus numbers) are thin in the middle and thick at the edges. Far sighted lenses are the opposite. You notice lenses that are thick at the edges and not those thick in the middle so much. . As an example I have an IOL in my right eye set for distance. My left eye is mildly myopic and with mild astigmatism. Since it will be some time until I get cataract surgery in my left eye, I have gotten progressive glasses to wear when I want the very best vision (like driving at night). Here is my current eye glass prescription: . Right: Sphere 0.00, Cylinder -0.75, Add +2.50 (IOL eye) Left: Sphere -1.25, Cylinder -1.25, Add +2.50 (non operated eye) . So what do the glasses look like? Well, overall these are the thinnest and lightest eyeglasses I have ever worn since I started wearing eyeglasses as a child. I used to get high index (1.75 or so) lenses but these are just the standard 1.6 material. In the past before presbyopia and more recently cataracts I was getting glasses in the more medium myopia range of -4.0 D. With age and now with cataracts my vision has actually gotten significantly better from a required power of correction point of view. . Of these two lenses the right one is much thinner and lighter. You cannot see the thickness of the lens projecting out beyond the fairly thin eyeglass frame. However the left one is noticeably thicker and the lens thickness does project out. . Long story, but if the objective is a light thin lens the best way to obtain that is to go with an IOL that is fully corrected for distance (no myopia). Since my plan is to go with a -1.25 under correction in my left eye for mini-monovision my left lens is probably not going to change much. I do hope the degree of astigmatism will be reduced and the lens will be a bit thinner, but it will not be as thin as my right eye lens.
Hi Rwbil the idea of even mini monovision made me feel inbalanced just thinking about it. I would rather be able to correct any unforseen loss of current crispness with contacts vs eyes getting used to monovision. I probably have been using monovision anyway wearing contacts with a small diopeter difference since i was first diagnosed with cataracts. i really hope i dont discover that seeing same out of both eyes is somehow a negative. so far i think if second eye lands the same as first eyhance both eyes set for -1 should give me even balance and sharp vision and i can just wear low prescription -1.25 readers for indoor phone and small letters. How would i find out refractive mark? I dont remember anything past the IV sedation needle in my arm and that is scary. i didnt see hear feel or remember anything even seeing the Dr, The day after surgery checkup the Dr I saw gave me the smallest eye test on a chart only one time and he said I was 20/20 then he just talked about everything else but my eyes. I really wanted some digits or numbers to report back to forum instead. I had no idea on my end that going -1 for both eyes is not the regular approach and that mono or micro or mini vision is. I just thought that tiny bit of inbalance would be one more thing to learn or fix i hope i made right choice rw bil. Right now with one Eyhance I see well near intermediate and distant i hope both eyes same will see twice as well Monday is second eye pre op and Thursday is goodbye to remaining lifetime myopic eye and I will definitely post early results and on into future to help and give back to the Forum. Without you and this forum i would have been plano in both eyes with zcboo instead
I replied to your message rwbiil and it did not post instead its being moderated. I never got that message before
the idea of mono vision makes my head spin. I hope i made right choice if both my eyes balance vision the way natural eyes do i made good choice. right now im typing with no readers and the brightness and crispness of text is unreal in eyhance eye Will post results this week after second eye surgery cant wait to say goodbye to this purgatory of waiting. dont know why previous post to you is being moderated
Is refractive vision the eye chart test? Day after surgery Dr I saw gave small eye test on chart with few lines and he said 20/20 I wanted him to talk numbers and measurements so I could report back to forum real figures but instead he made light conversation about news and world events. as i said in still moderated reply I hope I am making a good choice with -1 in both I just want balanced vision between both eyes aside from sharpness at all distances. correction with contacts is ok if needed in future and low script readers for indoor small print is ok we will see how both eyes work together this week
Hi Peterfox thanks for the encouragment. Your surgeon suggested the both eyes -1 route? that is a good sign i hope i made the right choice. I think if my Eyhance eye stays at the 10 day today mark I wont need vision correction at worst indoor -1.25 reader for tiny print. The real test is both eyes seeing that same -1 together after his week second eye surgery day. Did you have cataract surgery done yet and how were your eyes before and which lens did you choose?
Hi Peterfox thanks for the encouragment. Your surgeon suggested the both eyes -1 route? that is a good sign i hope i made the right choice. I think if my Eyhance eye stays at the 10 day today mark I wont need vision correction at worst indoor -1.25 reader for tiny print. The real test is both eyes seeing that same -1 together after his week second eye surgery day. Did you have cataract surgery done yet and how were your eyes before and which lens did you choose?