[Leica] Leicas and Cateracts

[Tina Manley]

Rei -

I have never had a cataract replacement surgery, but I have photographed
hundreds.  The most important thing is to choose a surgeon that does this
every day and gets good reviews from his patients.  That's easy enough to
find on social media these days.   If your surgeon does lots of cataract
replacements and gets good reviews, I would relax and follow his advice.
He certainly knows more than you do about cataracts.

I know it's scary but the odds are that you will end up with better vision
than you have now.  I hope that's so.

Once you have explained what your dream vision would be, listen to the
surgeon and relax.

Hope all goes well!!

Tina

On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com> wrote:

>
>
> First, "Hi" to the LUG and the many friends I've met here.   I've been
> pretty quiet here as of the last few years (I switched to digest), but I
> still get out the M9 and Noctilux from time to time:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/2016arizona/
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/tedsprom/
>
> Here's my question and I hope it's not considered rudely off-topic for
> this board (thought it involves optics and Leicas)
>
> I was recently diagnosed with cataracts in the right eye and despite my
> love of bokeh and optical aberations, it's degraded my vision to the point
> where I'm going to have to get the eye treated.
>
> I've read up on cataract surgery.  It looks like there are 3 types of
> solutions on the market today.  From the web this is what I've gleaned:
>
> A. Monofocal
> PROS: Good image quality
>            Most mature product
> CONS:  Set to focus at one distance only; need glasses for near distances
>
> B. Multi-Focal (e.g. TECHNIS, RESTOR)
> PROS: Concentric lenses set at different focus distances, allows focus on
> near/intermediate/distance
> CONS: Inferior image quality, halos at night, decreased low-light
> sensitivity
>
> C. Accomodative (e.g. CRYSTALENS, TRULIGN)
> PROS: Dynamically focuses like the human eye, good image quality
> CONS: Limited range of focus, newest technology
>
> I'd love to keep using my RF Leicas.  Has anyone on this list undergone a
> Cataract procedure in the last few years, and has it affected his or her
> photography?  Has anyone tried one of the premium types (bottom 2 choices
> in the above table).  I'd love to hear your experiences.
>
> Most doctors don't quite get it when I say "But doc, will I still be able
> to focus accurately at f1.0?" but I think many of you will understand.
>
> thanks!
>
> -rei
> shino at panix.com
>
>
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