Non-Dominant Eye for Distance

[Brandex]

Please bear with me. I have 2 questions:

My left eye has the cataract. My dominant right eye is nearsighted. My surgeon has recommended using a monofocus lens to set my non-dominant left eye for distance. This makes sense, except that everywhere I've looked, it's recommended to set only the dominant eye for distance. Are there any known issues in setting the non-dominant eye to distance?

He also mentioned that if I were to set the non-dominant left eye for near-vision, when the time comes for surgery in my dominant right eye, I would not be able to set it for distance. Any insights or other opinions on this?

Thanks.

[Brandex]

Very helpful. Many thanks.

[Houman Vosoghi, MD]

Last point is not entirely correct.  Most use the dominant eye for distance but if u are used to having that eye be nearsighted it might make sense to keep it that way.  Most important thing is to test monovision with contacts prior to surgery so you are sure your brain can adapt to it.
HV