Fortunately I don't have cataracts. I'm currently getting by with two pairs of glasses, a pair of progressives for normal use and a pair of progressives for working at the computer. I tried to get contact lenses last year and was having a tough time finding ones that would work for me. I was to the point of trying near varifocals in one eye and far ones in the other, when I got massive floaters in my left eye, and just wouldn't have been up to dealing with contacts.
> On May 14, 2026, at 7:57 AM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > > I didn't know they could make varifocal lenses for cataracts. > > I've heard of some people getting a distance lens in one eye & a closeup lens > in the other ... and the brain learns to average (?) what the two eyes see. > > On 5/14/2026 5:20 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >> Am 13.05.26 um 22:54 schrieb mike wilson: >>> I have two friends and a relative-in-law who upgraded to the varifocal lens. >> My two cents on varifocals: me and the best-of-all-halves have had varifocal >> glasses for well over 10 years. While they're ok for everyday tasks like >> walking, eating and driving, they are quite fatiguing when reading or >> working at the computer for any length of time. This is no prob with >> vrarifocal glasses. You just take them off and use reading or computer >> glasses. But we wouldn't want to have them 'built-in'. >> YMMV >> Rald > > -- > Aeternum vive aut conando moriere. > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > __ Larry Colen from Lothlorien [email protected] -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
