Correction with IOL for visual distortion

[Emilia_A]

I have got a condition, called acute macular neuroretinopathy, which basically has caused a small distortion (broken horisontal lines) just in the middle of my vision in the right (dominant) eye. Because that eye dominates, it is still visible (and drives me crazy) with both eyes open. I tried many methods to blur the right eye or to cover it with a patch. Patch does not work, as brain still favours the patched image. The best which is worked is putting +1 contact lens in that dominant eye, making it short-sighted and slightly blurring the distortion.
I was wondering if anything else can be done. Maybe putting IOL in the dominant eye for "near" so at least the defect will not be perceived at the distance? When I put the -1 lens in thet defected eye, the distortion will not blur, but become sharper. The other non-domimant eye is good, and naturally both eyes have 20/20 vision (Lasik corrected).

I will be very thankful for any advise.

[Adiprince1]

I got iol lense after cataract surgery post retinal detachment. I now have to use reading glassses in. This is you have to compromise on. I was so happy with the natural lense. I shouldn't have prescribed iols. Only if I can go back. Or I can get out these corrective iols. I would suggest clear lense rather than iols if u want to save your self using reading glasses to read up close

[JohnHaganMD]

Don't do anything like cataract surgery to help the 'bad eye" leave the good eye alone.  That is an unusual diagnosis and would suggest you get 2nd opinion from a different retina surgeon

[Emilia_A]

I have got cataract growing in that right eye anyway. Hence I asked about IOL. Actually beginning of cataracts in both eyes, as they both had vitrectomies about a year ago. Can you please tell me whether anything can be done to correct the distortion?

[JohnHaganMD]

The decision to have cataract surgery on the RE should be made on the basis of the vision in that eye not on the distortion of the LE.