[isityettime]

I'm unfortunately not a candidate for multifocal intraocular lenses due to other problems with my eyes, otherwise I would have gone with them for the first surgery.

Multifocal contacts are probably not a good long-term fit for those same reasons, and there's the same problem with progressive lenses in glasses. Old-school bifocals are okay, but limited in the usual way.

[NetMageSCW]

Perhaps you could try monovision in glasses instead of multifocal?

I have monovision contacts and they work pretty well for me, though mid-tier (e.g. desk computer) work requires special glasses.