Oh, perhaps
@DownhillFromHere meant “monofocal”, or single focal length lenses? Mono
vision isn’t a lens, per se, but is a surgical, uh, technique(?) where two mono
focal lenses are put in (one in each eye), just like in a regular surgery.
(Sorry, going to repeat myself here)
But one is set for distance and one is for close-up. 25% of people have brains that can smash those images together. I don’t need cheaters for 99% of my regular life.
Btw you test your brain before surgery with an equivalent contact lens setup.
Now, I can’t thread a needle anymore without cheaters, and RX glasses help driving (esp at night), but really, I don’t do either of those things that much. If need be, I can drive without them.
If I was someone outside all of the time (farmer) or who drove all of the time (truck driver), just be aware you might still need glasses with my setup. But even then, it should largely free you from cheaters.
The enhanced monofocals are very nice and they have toric options available for astigmatism if needed. They provide excellent distance and intermediate vision and the non-toric version does not cost extra. The two most common are probably the Technis Eyhance and the Envista Aspire, although the Aspire just got recalled last week.
What exactly are
enhanced monofocal lenses? Are these mechanical lenses that rely on muscles in your eye to focus? If so, stay away.
You really don’t want to have a second surgery to remove a recalled lens, and my doc said they don’t install those types anymore due to the fact that they either don’t work or don’t work well.
If the lenses that you are referring to are brand new (less then 10 yrs old) and not what I’m referring to, I think it’s unwise to be a guinea pig in the eye arena.