Patient: Description (onset time, main symptoms, hospital visited, etc.): I felt blurred eyes in 2008, went to the hospital in 2009 and was diagnosed with cataract. Now I have a pair of glasses, flat lenses for the right eye and astigmatism for the left eye, which have helped to relieve the problem of fighting between the two eyes. I’m going to go to your hospital in a few days to have cataract surgery on my left eye. If my left eye is like my right eye, I can only see far away, but not near, so the focal lens is essential, but I’m still young, so I can’t wear focal lens all the time. Can I get a varifocal lens for my left eye to save me from the torture of glasses, and if so, who is good at doing this kind of surgery? Your help is very much needed.
Liu Yufu, Cataract Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital: Hello! There are several ways to solve the problem of seeing close after surgery, one is wearing glasses, another is multifocal IOL, and another is adjustable IOL. The adjustable IOL is designed according to bionics, and the multifocal IOL is designed by physics. Whether it can be done and what kind of lens to choose will be determined by the preoperative examination.
Patient: Thank you, Dr. Liu, for your reply in your busy schedule. I am going to your hospital on the 27th for cataract surgery in my right eye, and I want you to do it for me, because I am a foreign patient and I am afraid it is difficult to get a number when I go there.
Liu Yufu, Cataract Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital: Hello! I’m sorry to reply to your question only now. Usually you can make an appointment online for an extra number and then get a registration slip from me according to my clinic hours, which is relatively better.