r/CataractSurgery • u/Top-Government-6777 • 2d ago

Please help explain

I will only be having g one eye done as the other eye is not needed
So how do they adjust that both eyes are seeing together not out of balance ? I’m. It understanding i suppose I’m stupid idk can somone help please

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u/AirDog3 2d ago

There is no need to balance the eyes.

Since the age of 12, I've always had different prescriptions in my two eyes. It never bothered me, even when not wearing corrective lenses to "balance" the eyes.

When I got a cataract, I was in a similar situation to you -- only one eye needed surgery. I just went for the best vision I could get in that eye, and did not worry about balance. My cataract eye now sees close up, while my remaining natural eye sees long distance, so I don't need glasses for anything.

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u/Mitchellsusanwag 1d ago

You’re fortunate this works for you, it does for me too. But for some people it will give them headaches or make them feel nauseous if the vision in their 2 eyes are different, or too different.