CURRENT USE OF SPECTACLES TYPES OF INTRAOCULAR LENSES PROS CONS
I WEAR GLASSES FOR READING ONLY Standard Monofocal IOL – Aiming for glasses for reading only Low chance of noticing rings around light sources Still need glasses for reading
Premium Monofocal IOL – Aiming for glasses for reading only, and may manage with intermediate tasks such as computer screen / tablets / phone Low chance of noticing rings around light sources. May manage with intermediate vision tasks without glasses Still need glasses for reading smaller print
Trifocal Multifocal IOL – Aiming for no glasses in distance, intermediate or near Good chance of being spectacle independent Will notice rings around lights. For most people this is not a problem, but for some people this can be distracting
EDOF Multifocal IOL - Aiming for no glasses in distance, intermediate and possibly near Good chance of being spectacle independent, except possibly for smaller print reading. Low chance of noticing rings around light sources Better to expect glasses for smaller print reading
CURRENT USE OF SPECTACLES TYPES OF INTRAOCULAR LENSES PROS CONS
I WEAR GLASSES FOR DISTANCE ONLY Standard Monofocal IOL – Aiming for glasses for reading only Low chance of noticing rings around light sources Still need glasses for reading
Premium Monofocal IOL – Aiming for glasses for reading only, and may manage with intermediate tasks such as computer screen / tablets / phone Low chance of noticing rings around light sources. May manage with intermediate vision tasks without glasses Still need glasses for reading smaller print
Trifocal Multifocal IOL – Aiming for no glasses in distance, intermediate or near Good chance of being spectacle independent Will notice rings around lights. For most people this is not a problem, but for some people this can be distracting
EDOF Multifocal IOL - Aiming for no glasses in distance, intermediate and possibly near Good chance of being spectacle independent, except possibly for smaller print reading. Low chance of noticing rings around light sources Better to expect glasses for smaller print reading
CURRENT USE OF SPECTACLES TYPES OF INTRAOCULAR LENSES PROS CONS
I WEAR GLASSES ALL THE TIME (Either Varifocal, bifocal or needing separate glasses for distance and near) Standard Monofocal IOL – Aiming for glasses for reading only Low chance of noticing rings around light sources Still need glasses for reading
Premium Monofocal IOL – Aiming for glasses for reading only, and may manage with intermediate tasks such as computer screen / tablets / phone Low chance of noticing rings around light sources. May manage with intermediate vision tasks without glasses Still need glasses for reading smaller print
Trifocal Multifocal IOL – Aiming for no glasses in distance, intermediate or near Good chance of being spectacle independent Will notice rings around lights. For most people this is not a problem, but for some people this can be distracting
EDOF Multifocal IOL - Aiming for no glasses in distance, intermediate and possibly near Good chance of being spectacle independent, except possibly for smaller print reading. Low chance of noticing rings around light sources Better to expect glasses for smaller print reading
CURRENT USE OF SPECTACLES TYPES OF INTRAOCULAR LENSES PROS CONS
I WEAR GLASSES FOR ASTIGMATISM OR HAVE UNDETECTED ASTIGMATISM Standard Monofocal IOL – Glasses will be needed all the time for astigmatism Low chance of noticing rings around light sources Still need glasses for distance and reading. Astigmatism not corrected
Toric Monofocal IOL – Aiming for glasses for reading only Low chance of noticing rings around light sources. Astigmatism improved / treated Still need glasses for reading
Toric Premium Monofocal IOL – Aiming for glasses for reading only, and may manage with intermediate tasks such as computer screen / tablets / phone Low chance of noticing rings around light sources. May manage with intermediate vision tasks without glasses. Astigmatism improved / corrected Still need glasses for reading smaller print
Toric Trifocal Multifocal IOL – Aiming for no glasses in distance, intermediate or near Good chance of being spectacle independent Will notice rings around lights. In some people this can be distracting
Spiral Toric Multifocal IOL - Aiming for no glasses in distance, intermediate or near Good chance of being spectacle independent. Lower chance of noticing rings around light sources Lower rate of rings around lights, but still present
EDOF Toric Multifocal IOL - Aiming for no glasses in distance, intermediate and possibly near Good chance of being spectacle independent, except possibly for smaller print reading. Low chance of noticing rings around light sources Better to expect glasses for smaller print reading

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