Contact lenses/cataract surgery for pool

VTEC John

VTEC John

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I've read all the threads on contacts, cataract surgery and lasik, but am still trying to find out a couple of things.

Contacts users whose stance is LOW over the cue looking at a long-cut object ball thru the upper portion of your eyes: 1) do the lenses roll upwards naturally with your eyes or do you have to raise your head for results; 2) do you have mono or multifocal contacts, and if mono, does your pool depth perception suffer?

Cataract question (same low stance situation): multifocal lenses are criminally expensive whereas insurance will cover the monos for me. If you have mono, only one eye is focussing on that 10' foot distant ball. Anybody have monovision lenses implanted, shooting out of a low stance and doing just fine with them?

Thant's a lot of questions. Much appreciated. Thanks for your consideration and patience.
 
Contact lenses for me.
My chin is on the cue, so about as extreme as it gets for head tilt. See profile pic.

Zero issues looking at any shot.

The only thing I will say, is after you wake up and wear them.
First hour or so, your eyes settle down in general.
So, if I have an early match, I am up at least 2 hours before playing.

There is no cure however for hangover from too much booze with tired eyes.
They stay blurry no matter what!
Ha ha.

Laser correction, see your optometrist.
Different for each person for when eyes have stabilised to make it worthwhile or not.
 
I have multiple issue with my eyes
i got the insurance covered lenses for both eyes and use glasses for pool
i had to use glasses for pool before the cataracts
never tried contacts
i disussed with my opthomologist. about which lens for explaining i would like to see the edge of a ball 7-8 feet away
he said ” after implanting the “swoopy”(my terms not his) i still may meed glasses for the degree of clarity i am seeking”
i doubt your opthomologist will guarrantee you will have laser like vision with the more expensive lenses
if he does …great
if not resign yourself to maybe needing glasse/contacts
 
telinoz said:
Contact lenses for me.
My chin is on the cue, so about as extreme as it gets for head tilt. See profile pic.

Zero issues looking at any shot.

The only thing I will say, is after you wake up and wear them.
First hour or so, your eyes settle down in general.
So, if I have an early match, I am up at least 2 hours before playing.

There is no cure however for hangover from too much booze with tired eyes.
They stay blurry no matter what!
Ha ha.

Laser correction, see your optometrist.
Different for each person for when eyes have stabilised to make it worthwhile or not.
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Great info. Thank you.
 
VTEC John said:
I've read all the threads on contacts, cataract surgery and lasik, but am still trying to find out a couple of things.

Contacts users whose stance is LOW over the cue looking at a long-cut object ball thru the upper portion of your eyes: 1) do the lenses roll upwards naturally with your eyes or do you have to raise your head for results; 2) do you have mono or multifocal contacts, and if mono, does your pool depth perception suffer?

Cataract question (same low stance situation): multifocal lenses are criminally expensive whereas insurance will cover the monos for me. If you have mono, only one eye is focussing on that 10' foot distant ball. Anybody have monovision lenses implanted, shooting out of a low stance and doing just fine with them?

Thant's a lot of questions. Much appreciated. Thanks for your consideration and patience.
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Surgery, No Pool glasses, Yes!
 
VTEC John said:
I've read all the threads on contacts, cataract surgery and lasik, but am still trying to find out a couple of things.

Contacts users whose stance is LOW over the cue looking at a long-cut object ball thru the upper portion of your eyes: 1) do the lenses roll upwards naturally with your eyes or do you have to raise your head for results; 2) do you have mono or multifocal contacts, and if mono, does your pool depth perception suffer?

Cataract question (same low stance situation): multifocal lenses are criminally expensive whereas insurance will cover the monos for me. If you have mono, only one eye is focussing on that 10' foot distant ball. Anybody have monovision lenses implanted, shooting out of a low stance and doing just fine with them?

Thant's a lot of questions. Much appreciated. Thanks for your consideration and patience.
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I wore contacts for years and years of playing pool and put off cataract surgery until I felt unsafe driving at night.

I finally did the cataract surgery and sprung for some new fangled implants, only out for a year and not covered by insurance ($2500 for the pair). However, I can tell you they were well worth it as far as playing pool. They correct you for 10' out which is just about perfect for pool. 20/20, YMMV. Of course you need readers everywhere spread out all over the house : -)

Lou Figueroa
 
VTEC John said:
I've read all the threads on contacts, cataract surgery and lasik, but am still trying to find out a couple of things.

Contacts users whose stance is LOW over the cue looking at a long-cut object ball thru the upper portion of your eyes: 1) do the lenses roll upwards naturally with your eyes or do you have to raise your head for results; 2) do you have mono or multifocal contacts, and if mono, does your pool depth perception suffer?

Cataract question (same low stance situation): multifocal lenses are criminally expensive whereas insurance will cover the monos for me. If you have mono, only one eye is focussing on that 10' foot distant ball. Anybody have monovision lenses implanted, shooting out of a low stance and doing just fine with them?

Thant's a lot of questions. Much appreciated. Thanks for your consideration and patience.
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I used to wear contacts, then I had cataract surgery. Contacts move with your eyes, no need to adjust your head. I opted to get mono IOL's and the result for me could not have been better. I see just fine on the pool table; in fact, better than I ever have. With contacts my vision was about 20/30, with IOL's it is 20/25. My eye surgeon recommended that I not get multi-focal lenses, given the hit-or-miss outcome for many of his patients, and how unhappy some of his patients were after getting them.
 
lfigueroa said:
I wore contacts for years and years of playing pool and put off cataract surgery until I felt unsafe driving at night.

I finally did the cataract surgery and sprung for some new fangled implants, only out for a year and not covered by insurance ($2500 for the pair). However, I can tell you they were well worth it as far as playing pool. They correct you for 10' out which is just about perfect for pool. 20/20, YMMV. Of course you need readers everywhere spread out all over the house : -)

Lou Figueroa
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Thanks, Lou. I assume if insurance didn't cover them, you got multi-focal lenses. I'd jump at $2500 total. I'm getting quotes of $3100 per eye and $4200 per eye for multi-focals. That's out-of-pocket the lenses themselves with my insurance covering everything else.
 
VTEC John said:
Thanks, Lou. I assume if insurance didn't cover them, you got multi-focal lenses. I'd jump at $2500 total. I'm getting quotes of $3100 per eye and $4200 per eye for multi-focals. That's out-of-pocket the lenses themselves with my insurance covering everything else.
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No, I can't wear multi-focal, makes me dizzy.

These were some fancy things with two little micro-hooks on the perimeter to keep them in place.

They were something like these:
www.aao.org

IOL Implants: Lens Replacement After Cataracts

An intraocular lens (or IOL) is a tiny, artificial lens for the eye. It replaces the eye’s natural lens that is removed during cataract surgery. Several types of IOLs are available.
www.aao.org www.aao.org

Wish I could recall the name. Give me a day to see if I can think of it.

Lou Figueroa
 
PoolBum said:
I used to wear contacts, then I had cataract surgery. Contacts move with your eyes, no need to adjust your head. I opted to get mono IOL's and the result for me could not have been better. I see just fine on the pool table; in fact, better than I ever have. With contacts my vision was about 20/30, with IOL's it is 20/25. My eye surgeon recommended that I not get multi-focal lenses, given the hit-or-miss outcome for many of his patients, and how unhappy some of his patients were after getting them.
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Thanks, very helpful.
 
Deruki said:
I wear soft contacts and nothing I do with my eyes causes them to shift that I can notice
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^^^ This ^^^

Additionally though, contacts do not correct cataracts . I’ve worn contacts most of my life, nearly 50 years. My cataracts are now such that I need the surgery. One has nothing to do with the other…
 
OP, Howdy;

Had the cataract surgery done for both eyes 5 years ago. With the implanted
lenses I can see alright 20/25. With my 'new' eyeglass 'script. I'm at 20/15 both
eyes. Growing up I was 20/15 and farsighted. I use a not so low stance and no
problems with vision. I just keep the frames as high as possible and don't find
it necessary to get "Pool Glasses".
As always, YMMV. Find what works for YOU.

hank
 
bbb said:
I have multiple issue with my eyes
i got the insurance covered lenses for both eyes and use glasses for pool
i had to use glasses for pool before the cataracts
never tried contacts
i disussed with my opthomologist. about which lens for explaining i would like to see the edge of a ball 7-8 feet away
he said ” after implanting the “swoopy”(my terms not his) i still may meed glasses for the degree of clarity i am seeking”
i doubt your opthomologist will guarrantee you will have laser like vision with the more expensive lenses
if he does …great
if not resign yourself to maybe needing glasse/contacts
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I used snookerspecs.com. They are out of England. Look at their pool glasses on line. I was very satisfied with them.
 
VTEC John said:
I've read all the threads on contacts, cataract surgery and lasik, but am still trying to find out a couple of things.

Contacts users whose stance is LOW over the cue looking at a long-cut object ball thru the upper portion of your eyes: 1) do the lenses roll upwards naturally with your eyes or do you have to raise your head for results; 2) do you have mono or multifocal contacts, and if mono, does your pool depth perception suffer?

Cataract question (same low stance situation): multifocal lenses are criminally expensive whereas insurance will cover the monos for me. If you have mono, only one eye is focussing on that 10' foot distant ball. Anybody have monovision lenses implanted, shooting out of a low stance and doing just fine with them?

Thant's a lot of questions. Much appreciated. Thanks for your consideration and patience.
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hi
about cataract surgery and the choice of the kind of implants , for pool i would strongly suggest you to avoid multifocal implants, and to choose mono implants. You'll need reading glasses but the result will be much better for pool.
(the vision quality with multifocal implants is actually a lighting-dependant compromise ...So, for pool players, best are mono implants . If you had low to medium myopia , to me -optometrist-, multifocal implants are a no-go if you want a good sight and global confort ).

About contact lenses & low stance, it depends of the contact lenses kind : with monofocal contact lenses -for myopia or hyperopia- , you'll be fine, no stance problems.
But if you need contact lenses for astigmatism and/or multifocal contact lenses, for some technical reasons , yes, you could have to modify your stance , it depends of the lenses , because the center of the lenses must remain +/- centered on the cornea and/or to respect a certain axis/orientation to reach a good vision .
 
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erriep said:
hi
about cataract surgery and the choice of the kind of implants , for pool i would strongly suggest you to avoid multifocal implants, and to choose mono implants. You'll need reading glasses but the result will be much better for pool.
(the vision quality with multifocal implants is actually a lighting-dependant compromise ...So, for pool players, best are mono implants . If you had low to medium myopia , to me -optometrist-, multifocal implants are a no-go if you want a good sight and global confort ).

About contact lenses & low stance, it depends of the contact lenses kind : with monofocal contact lenses -for myopia or hyperopia- , you'll be fine, no stance problems.
But if you need contact lenses for astigmatism and/or multifocal contact lenses, for some technical reasons , yes, you could have to modify your stance , it depends of the lenses , because the center of the lenses must remain +/- centered on the cornea and/or to respect a certain axis/orientation to reach a good vision .
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Fantastic. Thanks.
 
I wear disposable cls for playing golf, and I have been wondering how they would work for playing pool. They are to help me see distance, but help me focus close in as well, just not for reading. I think they would help me Focus for about any length on the pool table. I haven't tried them yet but I think I am going to give them a try. Currently, I wear my progressive lenses and they seem to do just fine, but I'm wondering if there is a bit of distortion that I am not noticing. I just recently got back into playing pool seriously and actually bought the contacts for golf but I am sure they will work for pool.
 
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