Contract surgery is pretty routine these days, fortunately. Be careful about who's doing the surgery, double-check that they're inserting the right type & powe

Contract surgery is pretty routine these days, fortunately. Be careful about who's doing the surgery, double-check that they're inserting the right type & power of lens, etc. (mistakes are rare, but it's worth double-checking everything you can) and manage your post-op care very carefully, but that's about reducing risks that are small to begin with; it's pretty safe -- especially if you're not dealing with more fragile eyes due to existing conditions (my case) or advanced age. But if you do have issues to work around -- e.g., problems with the original capsule holding the natural lens, or other inflammation/etc. to avoid, there are even now a handful of different ways to attach an artificial lens that also work well; I have artificial lens in the original capsule, and the other that basically clipped onto the iris. You'll probably need glasses anyway (for standard artificial lenses, you will) but possibly only for reading. I use progressive lenses in my glasses (no more bifocals, these days); and generally reading, driving, etc. are just fine -- I don't think about it.