[dillywho]

I had cataract surgery last year on one eye. Medicare would only pay for the one I think you are referring to as the monofocal. I opted for the multifocal for a couple of reasons. I'm not sure that it is really multifocal, though. I'll try to explain it further. I had AK surgery in '94 on both eyes so that I did not have to continue wearing glasses. (AK is like RK but is for astigmatism instead of near-sightedness. At that time, laser was not being performed.) The surgery left me with what is called monovision which means that one eye was corrected for near and the other one for far vision. Since I only had one cataract, I needed the lens that would keep my vision where I would not have to have glassses. The lens was $600. Another one was/is available for $2500 which may be the true multifocal. That lens corrects the vision to 20/20. I would have opted for that one if I had needed to do both eyes. I hope this helps and does not confuse you, instead. I had Dr. Jank at Ocala Eye and am very pleased with him and his work. And he said that my doctor back home had done a beautiful job with my AK (one of the best he has ever seen) because it is pretty tricky to do. Whatever you decide, good luck to you. I hope you are as satisfied as I am. By the way, the most amazing thing to me after having it done is how vivid colors are.