Should I Cancel My Odyssey Surgery?
I’m panicking. I have my cataract surgery scheduled, starting with my right eye in one week’s time, and the left a fortnight after that.
I’m set to have the Tecnis Odyssey lens implanted in both eyes (both set to correct for ‘plano’).
The surgeon seems happy with this choice for me. I have a healthy fundus (retina, macula). But I’ve come across a YouTube video which is virtually saying that any multifocal lens come with levels of risk that “the surgeons don’t want you to know”, namely terrible dysphotopsias and terrible contrast sensitivity. Something like 15% dissatisfaction.
The subtext of the video (which looks unnervingly like AI) seems to be saying that monofocal IOLs set to correct for distance, and to wear glasses for anything close like computers or phones, is the only sane option to go for.
The video is at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CguKhRXhOIo
Am I just feeling very vulnerable to scary videos at this stage or is this real?
I am truly freaking out here.
Anybody out there who HAS had the Odyssey and is OK with it in both eyes?
I really would appreciate some sane feedback here!