I have been reading up and watching videos on the lens choices for my upcoming cataract surgery. I have looked mostly at the Standard lens, the Panoptix, and the Vivity.

The standard would be covered by medicare, but still require prescription glasses, probably even for riding. I could choose to have correction for near or far vision without glasses.

Then Panoptix and Vivity would both cost about $3000 per eye.

The Panoptix would probably be able to eliminate glasses entirely, but have halos around lights at night.

The Vivity choice would likely require glasses for very close work (most likely 1.25 diopters or so), but no glasses for riding or most stuff also no halos. Also according to some, clearer distance and middle distance vision than the Panoptix.

First off I think I will eliminate the cost as a deciding factor since I will have to live with the choice for the rest of my life. Next, I think that I'd very much like to not need prescription glasses especially for most outdoor activities, but readers for very close work aren't a big deal. I'd like to avoid halos. Being able to buy sunglasses and goggles with a variety of lenses for different conditions without worrying about a prescription would also be a nice perk. All that leaves me favoring Vivity, which was my doc's favorite.

I'll probably continue to read up a bit more, but most likely Vivity is the one.