PATIENTS
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The Human Eye
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How Your Eyes Work
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About Presbyopia
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About Cataracts
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Treatment Options
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FAQ
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Treatment Options
What is an IOL and How It Can Help You?
An intraocular lens (IOL) is a clear plastic, man-made lens that replaces your natural lens. Your natural lens is removed from inside your eye and an IOL is put in its place, where it remains permanently. Lens surgery is a common procedure that has been performed on millions of patients worldwide.
Why choose Lens Refractive Surgery?
An IOL offers significant advantages over other types of refractive surgery:
- Removal of your natural lens means you will not develop cataracts as you get older-with other refractive options you can still develop cataracts
- Magnification is at the natural level
- Full peripheral (side to side) vision
- Astigmatism can be addressed
- There is minimal risk of glare and halos
- Permanent solution to focusing problem
For the Presbyopia Patient:
The aim of Lens Refractive Surgery is to reduce your refractive error so that you enjoy clearer vision without glasses or contact lenses. The power of the IOL will be calculated to correct the focusing error. Advanced surgical techniques used today means that your post-operative recovery should be rapid and your vision is usually clearer almost immediately.
For the Cataract Patient:
IOL surgery is accepted worldwide as the treatment for cataracts...the only method to restore your vision and your quality of life. Cataract surgery is a permanent solution: your cataract cannot return because your natural lens has been replaced with an IOL.
With traditional IOLs, your natural lens is replaced with a lens designed to give you clear distance vision. But you'll still need glasses-to read the menu, balance your checkbook, see the computer screen or the car's dashboard.
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