Refractive lens exchange vs. LASIK post-cataract surgery

[Jane]

I am a 54-year-old woman with symptoms of a cataract in my right eye,
resulting from a vitrectomy and epiretinal peel last January (which
restored my corrected vision to 20/15!) Both eyes have moderate/severe
myopia with astigmatism (OS/OD -5.50 -1.50 x180 +2.00 add). The
cataract surgeon I consulted agreed to my plan of implanting an
aspheric IOL (with astigmatism incisions) in that eye, which leads to
the dilemma of what to do with my eye that shows no signs of cataract.
My choices seem to be: (1) continuously wearing a contact lens in my
left eye; (2) some type of laser surgery; (3) refractive lens exchange;
(4) an implantable contact lens plus astigmatism correction. I'm
hoping to avoid an outcome that leaves me with worse vision/new
problems, yet I can't imagine wearing a contact lens continuously for
the next 10-15+ years.

There's also the issue of my vision goal for surgery. I was thinking
of aiming for mild myopia in both eyes (-.5D? -.75D? -1.00D?), hoping
that I could sometimes function without glasses/bifocal contacts. Does
this make sense? I'm also concerned about the accuracy of my
pre-cataract surgery measurements, especially given my history of
vitrectomy. Would I seem like a nut case if I requested that they be
done twice (or using two different methods?) I currently wear toric
contacts/reading glasses but want to try Triton bifocal soft lenses
post-surgery for near/intermediate vision correction. (Monovision
doesn't work for me.)

I have technical information about my choices, but would appreciate all
input based on real life experience.

[Anon E. Muss]

On 21 Jun 2006 19:17:51 -0700, "Jane" <clinton6699@hotmail.com> wrote:

[William Stacy]

Anon E. Muss wrote:

[Robert Martellaro]

On 21 Jun 2006 19:17:51 -0700, "Jane" <clinton6699@hotmail.com> wrote:

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