Choosing a lens implant comes down to a simple trade-off. The standard single-focus lens is covered by insurance and gives clear vision, but it does not correct astigmatism, so glasses for distance and near are needed for patients with astigmatism. Toric and multifocal lenses both correct astigmatism to improve your vision without distance glasses. Multifocal lenses have the added benefit of improving your range of vision, reducing your need for reading glasses too. The Light Adjustable Lens can be fine-tuned after surgery for the most precise correction. For patients who have enjoyed monovision in contact lenses, that may also be an option for your cataract surgery.

The most important thing you can do is think about the activities that matter to you, like reading, crafts, driving, golf, or photography. Your surgeon will help match a lens to them. The table below assumes your eyes are set for distance and that you have some astigmatism. The toric, multifocal, and Light Adjustable lenses all correct astigmatism along with your cataracts.