5-10k Multifocal Surgery (w/ Toric lens) or FREE Monofocal Surgery (22m)
Hello, I'm writing to ask for some advice of what surgery options I should consider.
I'm a 22 year old male from Ontario Canada with congenital cataracts. I've always had bad eyesight particularly with objects or text far away but struggle up close as well. I should mention part of the reason I want this surgery is because I'm a piano player and need better eyes to be able to read sheet music. My eyesight is pretty bad in general though, I can almost never read menus at restaurants. My left eye is much worse than right. She also said I have astigmatism which I don't think bothers me much, but I could get corrected.
Anyway, here's my dilemma:
The standard monofocal surgery (not sure what lens or any other info) is covered under my provinces health plan so it would be completely free. However the Dr. told me it would mean that although it improves far sight, I'd still have to wear reading glasses for anything close, and it could actually make near sight without glasses worse. She told me this is typically done for most seniors with cataracts as they are already used to needing reading glasses, have very bad vision, just want to restore quality of life, and are at the end of their life anyway so this makes sense for them.
For me however, since I'm so young, she recommended multifocal surgery with a toric lens. I need to read up on different types of lenses and surgeries but I thought I'd ask some surgeons / people who have had this surgery and may be my age in the sub to get more input. I understand this surgery would correct vision at any distance and my astigmatism. I'm leaning toward this option as investing in my most important sense as a young person doesn't seem like a waste of money, and I can see my future self regretting that I didn't go for the multifocal years down the line because of how much I'll need to spend on glasses (possibly outweighing the cost of surgery in my lifetime) and having bad near sighted vision without glasses.
Anyway, please let me know if the Dr. recommended a fitting treatment plan for me, or what you might do, any info on other lens options or surgery options are great. I still have to research pricing but it seems right now multifocal is at least 5k and monofocal is free.