I had cataract surgery about 40 years ago (as a wee lass) They didn't do implants for those then, and still don't, so I wear glasses. They have wicked thick lenses, but they correct as much as my eyes will handle, so even if the implants don't work, it's just glasses, not blindness. Big difference.   (because of other issues my vision's at the legal blindness level and anyone who knows me knows that it doesn't slow me down much.)

The idea of inserting the substance they'll use for implant is a great one. They actually found out that they could insert lenses into the eye without problem because there were a fair number of WW II pilots out there wandering around with plexi glass in their eyes to little ill effect.

Have someone who does the surgery a lot do yours. Do it when the glare and vision obstruction gets irritating, and try out that material first if possible.

Good luck   Susan