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Limbal relaxing incisions

This is basically a followup to a recent posting I made, but I thought it best to start another thread.  At the risk of repeating myself:

I am a 60 year old male, myopic with about equal astigmatism in both eyes of approx 2.5D.  I'll be having my left eye done early in February (cataract is much more advanced in that eye) followed by my right shortly thereafter.  Based on research and responses I've gotten from my previous post, I'm leaning toward the Acrysof toric IQ lens for both eyes, with both set for distance since I do considerable night driving (and my wife does not drive).  I'm willing to accept progressive eyeglasses for intermediate and close -- I've worn eyeglasses since 6th grade.

As an alternative, I might consider LRI with Tecnis aspheric monofocal implants, since I've heard some positive reviews of this lens.

My question is:  is this a viable alternative?  And how prevalent is LRI regression for someone with my level of astigmatism?  I know JodieD has indicated that her LRI's, while initially producing excellent results, have regressed about 50%.

Thanks again!
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233488 tn?1310693103
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It is now generally accepted among surgeons that toric IOLs are a better way to correct astigmatism than LRIs
JCH MD
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I'll let others address the LRI issue.  But I suggest that you reconsider your decision to have both eyes set for distance, especially if you are currently nearsighted.  With this correction, everything within arm's length would be blurry, and you'd probably be wearing progressive glasses most of the time.  With mini-monovision (and a little luck), you would only need progressive glasses for a few activities (prolonged reading, seeing small print).  I don't think that you'd need glasses for night driving, but the same progressive glasses you'd wear for near vision would give you perfect distance vision in both eyes.  
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I don't think that you would have a perceptible difference in depth perception with mini-monovision.  But it would undoubtedly reduce your dependence on glasses.
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Thanks for the comments, Jodie.  I was concerned about depth perception, but with one eye set for intermediate as opposed to near that might not be as much of an issue.  
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