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ReSTOR insertion into the eye.
ReSTOR lens in the eye.
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PROCEDURES:
Cataract
A cataract is a change in the clarity, or a “clouding” of the lens in your eye. Your crystalline lens, which is made mostly of protein and water, can become clouded enough to prevent light and images from reaching the retina. A cataract can be the reason sharp images become blurred and seeing things at night become more difficult. More than half of all Americans age 65 and older have a cataract.
Cataract Treatment
Surgery is the only way to remove a cataract. Surgery is usually done on an outpatient basis. When you arrive for surgery you will be given eye drops and perhaps a sedative to help you relax. A local anesthetic will numb the eye area. During the surgery, the cloudy lens is removed from the eye through a small surgical incision. Microsurgical instruments are used to break apart and suction the cloudy lens from your eye. In most cases, the natural lens is replaced with a permanent intraocular lens (IOL) implant. The incision is then closed.
Getting Ready for Surgery
Cataract surgery is one of the safest, most effective types of surgery. It's also one of the most successful. After you and your Opthalmologist have decided that you will have cataract surgery, your Opthalmologist will measure your eye to determine the proper power of the IOL that will be placed in your eye during surgery.
Your doctor will then work with you to decide which IOL is best for your visual needs. There are two basic types of IOLs, each designed for a specific corrective function.
Monofocal IOL’s:
A Monofocal IOL is designed to provide clear distance vision. This means you will be able see objects far away. However, you will most likely need glasses for reading and any type of “close” detailed work. Monofocal IOLs have been successfully implanted providing cataract patients with clear distance vision.
Multifocal IOL’s:
Following cataract surgery with traditional IOL’s, patients often still need to use their reading glasses or bifocals to be able to read objects at close range. This is because traditional artificial lenses implanted during cataract surgery typically only correct for distance vision.
The AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL, is a breakthrough lens that uses apodized diffractice technology (similar to technology used in telescopes and microscopes) to give patients a full range of vision- near through distance- and to reduce dependency on reading glasses or bifocals following cataract surgery. This means that many patients can read the text on items such as prescription bottles, magazines, newspapers and computer screens, while also providing the ability to see items at a distance free from glasses or bifocals.
In fact, clinical trials have demonstrated that four out of five patients never needed to wear reading glasses or bifocals after having cataract surgery with the AcrySof® ReSTOR® lens in both eyes. The AcrySof® ReSTOR® lens now also filters both UV and blue light. For more information, please visit www.acrysofrestor.com.
SUGGESTED LINKS:
www.catractsurgery.com
www.acrysofrestor.com
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