Most people who do not have an IOL wear soft contact lenses. Extended-wear lenses are helpful if you have trouble putting in and taking out contacts. Your eye care professional can remove and clean the lenses for you periodically. As with all contact lenses, it is important to follow instructions about proper use and care. People who don't want to use contact lenses or whose eyes are too sensitive to wear them may choose cataract glasses.
Cataract glasses affect vision differently than regular eyeglasses.
Until you've adjusted to these changes, you will need to be careful when you drive or do other activities. Although people with AMD rarely go blind because of it, many find it difficult to read, drive and perform other daily functions that require central vision. The number of cases of the disorder increases substantially among individuals over age 60. AMD causes marked alterations that affect, almost in a diabolic way, our ability to see. The rest of the eye can be totally normal.