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When your eyes were young, your natural lens was both transparent and flexible. Because of this, your vision was most likely stable until you reached your forties. Around that time, you may have noticed that you had to hold a menu or book farther and farther away to read it. Many people end up wearing a pair of reading glasses or bifocals to compensate for this aging of the eye. This condition is called presbyopia and eventually affects everyone, including those who are nearsighted, farsighted, have cataracts, or had perfect vision most of their life.
Intraocular lenses were first introduced in 1949 and are available today in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and lens materials. ACRYSOF IOLs are made of the first foldable material developed exclusively for use in the eye. With more than 21 million lenses implanted, the ACRYSOF lens is the most commonly used IOL in the world, since they became available in 1994. Its popularity is largely due to their ability to provide excellent visual results and a high level of patient satisfaction.
For most cataract patients, life without reading glasses or bifocals is something they experienced before presbyopia or they just dreamed about for most of their lives. 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 delivers a high level of glasses-free vision for cataract patients.
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 procedure so youll feel little, if any, discomfort. First, a tiny incision will me 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 cloudy cataract. Once the cataract is removed, the ACRYSOF ReSTOR IOL will be inserted through the same tiny incision and set into its permanent position.
After the procedure, youll rest for a short while before you go home. Your doctor will typically examine your eye within 24 hours. Youll 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 activities the day after surgery. Once both eyes have treated, you will fully appreciate the ACRYSOF ReSTOR IOL and realize that your cataract was one thing you could definitely live without.
www.acrysofrestor.com
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