A cataract is a clouding of your natural lens inside the front portion of your eye. The lens sits just behind the colored part of the eye called the iris. The lens is made up of many proteins that change and lose transparency, and this is known as cataract formation. It can form for many reasons, including age, medical conditions, steroid use, trauma, etc. Though cataracts are thought of as a condition for the older population, many are surprised to learn that over 20% of those who have cataract surgery are under 65 years of age.
Cataract surgery becomes necessary when cataracts begin to significantly affect your quality of life. It is a straightforward procedure in most cases, where your cataract surgeon removes the natural lens and replaces it with an artificial IOL. After creating a small opening in the front surface of the eye, your surgeon will break up the natural lens, remove the pieces, then insert an artificial lens in its place. This new, clear lens allows light to pass through and focus properly on the retina. The IOL becomes a permanent part of your eye. The tiny opening in the surface of your eye will heal naturally without stitches, and most people notice an improvement in their vision right away.
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Once you have made the decision with your eye doctor to undergo cataract surgery, you will have to choose an IOL to replace your natural lens. Your eye doctor will help you decide which option may be best for you.
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The goal of this lens is to provide more independence from glasses by providing a range in focus from distance to near. These lenses use diffractive optics to allow for these ranges and are not accommodative lenses. They are not bifocal lenses. Similar to the lens of a very advanced camera, the optics of the lens allow for the extension of range. The optics allow a person to do near activities and distance activities without having to look in a certain direction as in a bifocal or progressive glasses.
Vivity IOL gives patients the option of range in vision without increasing risk of glare and haloes. Vivity uses wavefront technology to give a seamless range in vision as opposed to the diffractive rings used in multifocal technology. The range of Vivity typically extends from distance to midrange and some near (i.e., large print). The near vision (i.e., small print) that Vivity gives may not be as much as what would be obtained with a trifocal lens. For a patient wanting premium cataract surgery with more than one focus, the option of Vivity vs. Trifocal is a discussion to be had with your surgeon to choose which option would be ideal in your case.
Accommodation is the process by which the lens changes shape to focus eyes from distance to near and vice versa. Presbyopia is the process where accommodation is slowly lost, and a person requires the aid of reading glasses to see objects up close. These lenses (i.e., Crystalens) were designed to allow the lens to shift and give distance and up-close vision without using diffractive optics as in the multifocal lens technology. Typically, a person can expect similar distance vision as in the monofocal lenses and some intermediate near vision. Small print will likely still require the aid of magnifiers. There is an accommodative option with astigmatism correction as well named Trulign. There may be more variation in results with these lenses.
This groundbreaking technology redefines cataract surgery outcomes. The Light Adjustable Lens is a unique intraocular lens that allows post-surgery adjustments to fine-tune vision. Using UV light, the lens can be modified to achieve the desired refractive correction, providing personalized vision enhancement. This ensures precise results, minimizing the need for additional procedures.
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