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The Eye Health
SmartLens Procedure and Family of SmartLenses
The AcrySof®
ReStor® Multifocal and Accommodating
Lenses
At Last! An Opportunity
for Visual Freedom.
For most cataract
patients, life without reading glasses or bifocals is something they either
experienced before presbyopia or they just dreamed about for most of their
life. But today, the AcrySof ReStor IOL is turning those dreams into reality
with its revolutionary lens technology, which is designed to allow patients to
see clearly at all distances without bifocals or reading glasses. The AcrySof
ReStor IOL is now available, and deliverers a high level of glasses-free vision
for cataract patients.
Until recently,
most patients had their vision improved with a monofocal IOL. Although the
quality of their distant vision was excellent, most patients needed reading
glasses to see near objects.
AcrySof Restor
IOL provides a full range of vision, decreasing the dependency on reading
glasses or bifocals.
In a clinical
study, 80% of patients receiving the AcrySof ReStor IOL reported that they
never wear glasses for any activities. With the AcrySof ReStor IOL they can
read a book, work on the computer, and drive a car - day or night - and play
golf or tennis with an increased freedom from glasses. In fact, patients were
so pleased with their vision, nearly 94% of patients said they would have
AcrySof ReStor IOL implanted again, if given the choice.
Learn more by
visiting the AcrySof ReStor website.
Cataract
Surgery
The Safest And Most Successful Surgery Performed
Today
Cataract surgery is performed on an outpatient basis and usually
requires just a few hours of your time from start to finish. Your eye will be
treated with anesthetic prior to the cataract procedure, so you'll feel little,
if any, discomfort. First, a tiny incision will be made in the eye allowing
your surgeon to use a small instrument (about the size of a pen tip) to break
up or wash away the cloud cataract. Once the cataract is removed, the SmartLens
IOL will be inserted through the same tiny incision and set into its permanent
postion.
What to Expect
After the Procedure
After the cataract surgery procedure, you'll rest
for a short period before you go home. Your doctor will typically examine your
eye within 24 hours. You'll need to use prescription eye drops to guard against
infection and help your eye heal. For a few days, you may need to wear a
protective shield, especially at night, to prevent you from rubbing your eye.
Everyone heals somewhat differently, but most patients see well enough to
return to most of their routine actives the day after surgery. Once both eyes
have been treated, you will fully appreciate the SmartLens IOL and realize that
your cataract was one thing you could definitely live without.
As with any
surgical procedure there are inherent risks, and your results cannot be
guaranteed. Your doctor will provide you with more detailed information about
the potential risks and benefits to help you decide whether cataract surgery is
right for you. |
