Good friend of mine last summer had both eyes done. Opted for the LAL (light adjustable lenses) lenses. He is over the moon with the results.
I'm still doing the research for myself but with what he has said has convinced the smarter half of the household to have hers done. She'll have her first appt tomorrow and they'll do measurements and set up all of her appts. It's a bit of process and a pricey one also but what kind of time and price can you put on your eyes? Medicare is only going to pay for small portion so if you opt for it be prepare to get your wallet out. Depending on what type of plan you have it could cost you up to an additional 3500 to 4500 per eye. She researched and found that the doctor she is using takes the AARP supplement and it pays the most so she switched hers before the first of the year. I think she told me her out of pocket will be around 6200 but don't quote me because I may need a memory replacement also.
The benefits....
My friend plays pretty sporty on the greens and does not wear glasses for anything. Is it a perfect replacement? According to him, darn close to it but YMMV.
Here's the cliff notes how they work.....
You have the lenses implanted and need to return 3 or 4 times to have UV light adjustments made for your vision correction. He had his set at 3ft and 9ft (gee, I wonder why?
) but said he has a full range of vision down the road when driving and being able to read signs AND he was sitting on my sofa reading fine print that I would struggle to read wearing glasses. He did mention that mornings he may need some extra light to focus on the really small stuff.
Doing my research and saving my pennies because one day soon it's going to creep up on me as it does most.
I'm still doing the research for myself but with what he has said has convinced the smarter half of the household to have hers done. She'll have her first appt tomorrow and they'll do measurements and set up all of her appts. It's a bit of process and a pricey one also but what kind of time and price can you put on your eyes? Medicare is only going to pay for small portion so if you opt for it be prepare to get your wallet out. Depending on what type of plan you have it could cost you up to an additional 3500 to 4500 per eye. She researched and found that the doctor she is using takes the AARP supplement and it pays the most so she switched hers before the first of the year. I think she told me her out of pocket will be around 6200 but don't quote me because I may need a memory replacement also.
The benefits....
My friend plays pretty sporty on the greens and does not wear glasses for anything. Is it a perfect replacement? According to him, darn close to it but YMMV.
Here's the cliff notes how they work.....
You have the lenses implanted and need to return 3 or 4 times to have UV light adjustments made for your vision correction. He had his set at 3ft and 9ft (gee, I wonder why?
) but said he has a full range of vision down the road when driving and being able to read signs AND he was sitting on my sofa reading fine print that I would struggle to read wearing glasses. He did mention that mornings he may need some extra light to focus on the really small stuff.Doing my research and saving my pennies because one day soon it's going to creep up on me as it does most.
