A monofocal lens will give you good vision at one distance but you will need to wear contact lenses or glasses for other distances. Most people choose to restore their distance vision and wear glasses for close up tasks such as reading.
It is important to remember that you do not retain the vision you had pre-surgery. If your close vision was perfect before cataracts but you opt for a lens that gives you good distance vision, you will not retain the perfect close vision you had. Your new lens effectively resets your vision. This lens is a good choice for people who don’t mind wearing glasses.
The lens simulator allows you to see how your vision will be affected by the various lens options available to you. From the top tabs, select the description that best matches your prescription. The image below will represent your own vision (For example, you will see that when you select ‘short sighted’ from the top tabs, the ‘pre-surgery’ image will show that the objects in the fore ground are focused but those in the distance are blurry). You can then select the various lens options so understand how your vision will be affected post cataract surgery.
Good distance vision, blurry close vision
Good close vision, blurry in distance
Good all round vision
Good distance vision, blurry close vision + double vision all over
Good distance vision, blurry close vision
Good all round vision + double vision all over
Good all round vision
Good distance vision, blurry close vision
Good all round vision
Good distance vision, blurry close vision
Good all round vision + double vision all over
Good all round vision
Disclaimer: This tool is only a simulation and does not claim to be medically accurate.