I've had both eyes done myself with intra ocular transplants. I had the procedure performed in Singapore and when I was first told I needed the operation, the surgeon told me that there are a few types of lenses; he told me the names and suggested I thin about which one I would prefer. Initially, I considered this a strange suggestion. However, I ended up spending over 2 hours a day for 2 weeks researching this topic and when I returned, I was so opinionated I was down to manufacturer and model number. I was even down to comparing MTF charts between them (see attached) - and surprisingly, monofocals resolve twice the detail of multifocals. When my surgeon asked if I had decided and I told him my choice and reasoning, all he said was "they don't tell you that in the marketing material, do they?"
From my investigation I would certainly choose monofocal over multifocal. Also, I chose a long distant focus and use glasses for close/reading. I had both eyes done about 4 years apart with the same surgeon and he suggested pulling the focus a little closer on the second eye which would help with seeing closer objects. We tested this with some external optical lenses and I personally didn't like the variation - I may have adjusted to it but I preferred to go with both being long distance.
Now is 4 years since the second eye was done and I've photographed a lot. Yes, sometime you need to reach for the glasses to read menus but its not too bad. I use Sony A7's for digital and work everything through EVF (including menus) as I can use the diopter adjustment. I also us a Ricoh GR - thats a bit more painful. I can use some parts of the menu without glasses as I know what the options are and can identify the text shapes. I've never needed diopters with film Leica M's but did with SLRs and Mamiya 7's.
Everyone's mileage will obviously vary but, as an avid photographer, I would certainly recommend doing both eyes as monofocal, infinity focus then just deal with the rest - it won't be as bad as you initially imagine. If you're actually interested in the specific lenses I went for, msg me and I'll dig up those details.
Went digging: I have 2x Tecnis z9000 lenses
The AcrySof SN60WF from the upper chart is also a monofocal and has a higher MTF value but it has a heavy yellow tint to filter blue light, which I didn't want.