[Leica] Cataract surgery

[pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein)]

LUG:  I'm going to have cataract surgery in my right (dominant) eye in a 
couple of weeks.  My left eye is fine.

I'm told that I will probably have a choice.  I can get my right eye 
corrected for distance. Or get it corrected to be approximately the same 
as my left eye, which currently has a distance prescription of -3.00, no 
astigmatism.

Has anyone on the LUG had to make this choice?  What did you decide, and 
how did it work out for you?

Background:  I've been nearsighted and worn glasses most of my life.  I 
wore monovision contacts for the past several years. They worked well 
for general use during the day--I could see, drive, do casual things on 
the computer, read menus, etc.   When working extensively at the 
computer during the day, I wore a pair of cheap reading glasses from 
which I'd removed the left lens, so both my eyes were "set" to computer 
distance.  At night, I took out the contacts and used regular bifocals 
or computer glasses.

This arrangement worked well until the past year, when the cataract's 
effects made monovision too much of a compromise.

The idea of having my right eye perfect for distance appeals to me, as I 
could do without glasses a large portion of the time. And (not 
incidentally) use a Leica RF without glasses.  But this is "for keeps," 
so I want to be sure I make the right choice for the right reasons.

--Peter