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Originally Posted by logdog
I had an evaluation yesterday at St Luke's to discuss cataract surgery options. While the basic lenses are covered by insurance, multi focal lenses are an out of pocket expense. I knew this going in but was surprised that the cost would be $4,000 per eye... much higher than I had anticipated. Also, I was told that I would lose some of my near vision in exchange for getting some distance focus if I went that route.
Has anyone had the multi focal done recently and would care to share cost and experience? Any regrets?
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Last summer while in Ohio (Dad still going strong at 93, so we spend summers North) I got both eyes done. My portion of each eye was $1800 and that was for multifocal lenses with astigmatism correction. Was absolutely gobsmacked at the improvement immediately after (like moving from really yellow incandescent to bright white LEDs, almost painfully sharp even at a distance, and the severe halo/starring effect around lights at night is mostly gone), and now at a year am still extremely happy. I had distance correction most of my life, and do not need now. Am aware that as I continue to age, I will probably need to use readers later in life but it was totally worth it for me.