Refractive Lens Implants
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The Center for Eye Care & Surgery is continuously working hard to provide our patients with an exceptional clinical experience. Along with dedicated patient care and quality technological advances, we are proud to announce the latest in cataract care, the revolutionary state-of-the-art Refractive Intraocular Lens.
These Refractive Intraocular Lenses is the advanced cataract treatment that provides the highest level of spectacle freedom and is considered to be a deluxe intra-ocular lens, as it treats both cataracts and presbyopia (loss of near vision). This new breakthrough in vision surgery is a unique way to reduce your dependency on glasses or contact lenses. These Refractive intra-ocular lenses (IOL) has been designed to improve vision at all distances-up close (near), in- between (computer and dashboard) and far away (driving).

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE A CANDIDATE FOR ONE OF THE NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART REFRACTIVE LENSES?

If you are over 40 years old, and having difficulty with your up close vision or if you were diagnosed with Cataracts then you may be a candidate for a Refractive Intraocular lens.(IOL). Intra-ocular lenses have been used to correct vision since 1949. Many advances have been made since then. Today, we are able to provide you with a full range of vision without dependence on glasses for distance, intermediate or up close vision. Please call our office at 772-337-5332 or 1-866-654-2020 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Matamoros. We will provide you with a full Ophthalmological eye examination, go over the risks and benefits of cataract surgery, and together we will see which Refractive Intraocular Lens is the right choice for you.

Refractive Intraocular Lens Facts: ReSTOR, Crystalens , ReZOOM

Refractive Lens Implant surgery is performed in a similar manner to cataract surgery. It is performed in an outpatient surgery center. With ReSTOR, ReZoom & Crystalens Implants, your surgeon will numb the eye with eye drops. The natural lens is removed through a tiny 2.8 mm incision then replaced with a high technology intraocular lens.
Once your natural lens has been removed, it can now be replaced by a new permanent Refractive Intraocular Lens Implant. The new lens is readily inserted and placed in position through the same tiny incision at the outer edge of the cornea through which the natural lens was removed. In order to help you achieve your goal of being able to see at far, intermediate arms length and up close for reading vision, your surgeon will select from advanced state-of-the-art intraocular lens technology available today which includes ReSTOR, ReZoom and Crystalens.

Each of these advanced technology implantable lenses uses a slightly different optical design to help you achieve your goal of clear vision at all distances. Your surgeon and his or her staff will discuss their recommendation based on many factors in your consultation.

ACRYSOF RESTOR MULTIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENS

AcrySof ReSTOR is a breakthrough lens that uses apodized diffractive technology to give patients a full range of vision- near through distance- and greatly reduces their reliance on reading glasses or bifocals. The AcrySof ReSTOR intraocular lens (IOL) is an artificial lens used in cataract surgery for patients with and without presbyopia. The unique patented optic design results in highly-predictable visual acuity results, meaning patients can read the font on items such as prescription bottles, magazines, newspapers and computer screens, while also providing the ability to see items at a distance independent of reading glasses or bifocals. In fact, clinical trials have demonstrated that four out of five patients never needed to wear glasses or bifocals following bilateral cataract surgery.

Clinical data demonstrates that AcrySof ReSTOR IOL greatly reduces dependence on glasses or bifocals. 80 percent of patients in the FDA clinical study did not need to wear glasses with AcrySof ReSTOR IOL, compared to eight percent in the monofocal control group following bilateral cataract surgery. Combined Visual Acuity: 84.3 percent of patients demonstrated combined uncorrected vision without glasses of 20/25 or better for distance and 20/32 or better for near. 85 percent of AcrySof ReSTOR patients achieved 20/40 or better binocular uncorrected intermediate vision. In most states, 20/40 vision allows individuals to pass the visual requirements for the driver's license test without glasses or contact lenses. The AcrySof ReSTOR IOL is made of the same highly-biocompatible acrylic material as Alcon's market-leading AcrySof family of intraocular lenses, which have been implanted in more than 21 million human eyes since 1991.
AcrySof ReSTOR IOL uses a combination of three complementary technologies: apodization, diffraction and refraction. Its unique apodized diffractive optic design provides the ability to focus light correctly on the retina for images at various distances without mechanical movement of the lens.

Apodization is a gradual reduction or blending of the diffractive step heights. This unique technology optimally manages light energy delivered to the retina because it distributes the appropriate amount of light to near and distant focal points, regardless of the lighting situation.

Apodized diffractive optics are designed to improve image quality while minimizing visual disturbances. The result is an increased range of quality vision that delivers a high level of spectacle freedom.

CRYSTALENS ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS

The first and only FDA approved accommodating intraocular lens
The only lens that uses the natural focusing ability of the eye
The only lens that provides a single focal point throughout a continuous range of vision from far to near. Crystalens , is a single-focus accommodating intraocular lens. It was developed to address the loss of intermediate and near focusing ability. Crystalens is a cataract replacement lens that works naturally with your eyes' muscles to give you the quality of vision you enjoyed when you were younger.
The revolutionary design element that makes Crystalens the state-of-the-art replacement lens is ITS DESIGN THAT ALLOWS the lens to move, or accommodate to focus on objects near, INTERMEDIATE AND FAR AWAY seamlessly.
Unlike old-style fixed focal lenses, which didn't move, Crystalens has the ability to move, thus focusing as your eye's natural lens did when you were younger. Your surgeon will take precise measurements CALLED TOPOGRAPHY, KERATOMETRY AND IMMERSION BIOMETRY to insure the correct lens power selection for your eye.
Upon having your cataract removed, it is now possible for your surgeon to replace the lens with Crystalens in order to help you regain the ability to see not only at distance, but also see intermediate and near objects-without dependence on glasses. After your surgery and the placement of Crystalens , you will "relearn" how to focus your vision with your doctor's help and instruction. After a brief time of adaptation, it is expected that you will be able to perform most tasks-far, intermediate and near-without dependence on glasses.

Q: What makes the Crystalens different from other intraocular lenses?
A: The Crystalens has the unique ability to focus on objects at varying distances using the eye's natural focusing system. This means that the Crystalens can provide a continuous range of vision, without corrective lenses, from near to far and everything in between.
Standard (single vision) lens implants do not have the ability to provide a full range of vision. Most people who have single vision lens implants MUST wear glasses for middle and near vision. It was shown in the two year clinical trial that supported the FDA approval of the Crystalens that significantly more patients implanted with a Crystalens (88%) could see better at all distances than patients implanted with a standard lens (36%).

Q. What is the difference between the Crystalens accommodating lens and a standard lens?
A. The Crystalens accommodating intraocular lens allows for continuous vision up close, far away and at all distances in between, in most cases with patients experiencing the same vision they had when the were younger, without the inconvenience of corrective lenses. In contrast, standard (single vision) lens implants provide vision at a fixed distance and do not have the ability to provide a full range of near, intermediate and far vision. Most people with single vision implants must wear glasses for near vision and may need to wear glasses for intermediate/arm's length vision as well.

ReZoom Multifocal Intraocular Lens

The ReZoom Multifocal Intraocular Lens is an option for the treatment
of both cataracts and presbyopia. It is designed to provide patients multifunctional vision if they have a strong desire for greater independence from glasses or contacts. The ReZoom Multifocal Lens has a patented lens design called Balanced View Optics Technology. This lens design creates multiple focal points so patients can see well at a variety of distances, be it near, mid-distance, or far. ReZoom intraocular lens is a second-generation refractive multifocal IOL that provides hyperopic OR FAR SIGHTED cataract patients with greater independence from glasses than monofocal IOLs. The ReZoom proprietary multifocal design provides a range of vision that monfocals cannot match.

The ReZoom Balanced View Optics technology distributes light over five optic zones so that each lens has a distance-dominant central zone for distance vision in bright light conditions when the pupil is constricted. The ReZoom IOL is indicated for the visual correction of aphakia in persons 60 years of age or older in whom a cataractous lens has been removed and who may benefit from useful near vision without reading add and increased spectacle independence across a range of distances. It is intended to be placed in the capsular bag.

The ReZoom Multifocal Lens has carefully proportioned visual zones that provide it with the ability to provide patients with vision at varying distances. Each ReZoom Multifocal Lens is divided into five different zones with each zone designed for different light and focal distances. Unlike other earlier multifocal lens designs, the ReZoom Multifocal Lens has proportioned the size of its zones to provide for good vision in a range of light conditions. For instance, some zones have been designed to offer greater low light-distance vision during night driving whereas others provide better bright light-near vision for close vision activities.