Cataract Surgery Lens Implant Options
During cataract surgery, your ophthalmologist will remove your eye’s cloudy natural lens, and replace it with a lens implant (intraocular lens or IOL). All replacement lens implants are clear, which will dramatically improve vision compared to the cloudy cataract lens. And with today’s advanced lens implant options, you may chose to correct your astigmatism during cataract surgery or choose a lens that will allow you to spend most of your day without glasses.
Correcting Distance Vision and Astigmatism
with Toric Lens Implants
Astigmatism is a condition where your eye is oblong, when is should be round. Those with astigmatism are often aware of the condition because they’ve had to pay more for prescription eyewear over the years. If you choose the Toric Lens implant, your astigmatism will be corrected during your cataract surgery, giving you crisp vision for distance tasks.
Correcting Distance Vision and Near Vision
with ReSTOR, Crystalens & Tecnis Lens Implants
Presbyopia is a condition where your natural lens has lost it’s ability to focus clearly for near vision. It happens to everyone, usually around age 45. If you have cataracts, and would prefer to have clear vision without glasses at near and far distances, multifocal or accommodating lens implants may be a better choice for you. Lens implants in this category include ReSTOR, Crystalens and Tecnis lens implants.
At Center for Ophthalmology, patients that choose multifocal lens implants report never or rarely needing glasses for common daily tasks including day- or night-time driving, watching TV, participating in sports, working on the computer, or reading a restaurant menu, newspaper or book. These patients spend the majority of their day without glasses.
To talk with Dr. Loeffler about the lens implant option that would be best for you, schedule your cataract lens evaluation below or give us a call.