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Choosing which intraocular lens can be a difficult decision, but we will make it easier for you. After a complete evaluation, we will thouroughly discuss your options and make a recommendation to best match your physiology, lifestyle and visual needs.
MONOFOCAL LENSES
These lenses are the ideal for many cataract patients. The traditional monofocal lens implants give patients the best possible clarity at one distance, either for far away, intermediate or up close. Glasses will be necessary for some activities.
Alcon AcrySof IQ Lens Implant
The IQ Lens Implant, for patients without astigmatism, gives the best potential for quality vision, typically for distance only. The AcrySof IQ lens is a single-piece yellow acrylic IOL with a patented surface modification that treats spherical aberration and cataracts. These lenses are more difficult to manufacture, but their optics are better.
Alcon AcrySof Toric Lens Implant
The Toric Lens Implant, for cataract patients with astigmatism in their cornea, corrects both conditions simultaneously. This results in significantly improved distance vision without glasses or contact lenses.
PREMIUM PRESBYOPIA CORRECTING LENSES
The new multifocal and accommodating lens implants offer the possibility of seeing well at more than one distance, with less dependence on glasses than the standard monofocal lens implant.
Alcon AcrySof Aspheric ReStor Lens Implant
The ReStor Lens Implant uses apodized diffractive technology — a design that responds to how wide or small the eye's pupil might be — to best provide near and distance vision, but objects at intermediate distances may still be somewhat out of focus. No lens can promise you perfect vision or that you will never have to wear glasses ever again. But in FDA studies with this lens, 80% of patients reported that they never wore glasses for reading again. When patients did need to wear glasses, most often it was for intermediate distance, for example: piano music, computers that sit further away, top shelves at the supermarket. Some patients may experience some glare or other visual disturbances more often than with a monofocal lens. The second generation aspheric lens offers better distance vision and fewer visual disturbances.
Eyeonics crystalens HD Implant HD
The crystalens implant has hinges on both sides of the IOL which can be moved by the ciliary muscle, allowing the eye to focus more naturally at a greater range of distances than traditional IOLs. The first FDA-approved "accommodating" intraocular lens implant, the Crystalens lens implant best corrects vision for distance and intermediate. Many crystalens patients still require mild reading glasses for fine print or dimlight reading. The third generation "HD" lens has improved on the reading vision even more. The advantage of this lens is good vision for computer and distance without increased risk in night glare. |
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