The Eye Health SmartLens Procedure and Family of SmartLenses

The Crystalens® Multifocal and Accommodating Lenses

Crystalens is currently the only FDA approved accommodating intraocular lens implant.

Crystalens works like the eye's natural lens to allow most patients to see images at near (inside 16 inches), intermediate (between 16 and 36 inches) and distant (36 inches and beyond), without glasses.

Crystalens is engineered with a hinge designed to allow the optic, or the part of the intraocular lens implant that you see through, to move back and forth as you constantly change focus on images around you.

See Young… Be Young
With Crystalens your vision will not only be brighter, but you may be free of those things that made you look or feel older - glasses, contact lenses and the hassles associated with them. Crystalens can reconnect you to the people and things that matter most.

In clinical tests:

98.4% of patients implanted with Crystalens in both eyes could pass a driver's test without glasses

100% could see intermediate without glasses, the distance for most of life's daily activities

98.4% could see well enough to read the newspaper and the phone book without glasses

Some patients did require glasses for some tasks after implantation of the Crystalens

Consult your doctor at Eye Health about Crystalens during your next visit.

You can also gain additional insight into Crystalens by visiting their website at crystalens.com

Consider a life where you can once again continuously and automatically bring the things that matter most into clear and colorful focus without having to put your glasses on.

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.