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 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.
The AcrySof ReSTOR IOL is a breakthrough
intraocular lens (IOL) that can provide patients a full
range of vision -- near through distance -- and greatly
reduce their reliance on reading glasses or bifocals. The
AcrySof ReSTOR IOL is an artificial lens used in cataract
surgery for patients with and without presbyopia.
Presbyopia occurs when the natural lens
inside the eye looses its ability to change shape and
eventually affects everyone, including whose who are nearsighted,
farsighted, have cataracts,
or had perfect vision most of their life.
Presbyopia makes it difficult
to focus on close objects
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 dependence on reading
glasses or bifocals.
Why we offer our patients the Acrysof®
ReSTOR® IOL
This unique IOL results in highly-predictable
visual results, meaning patients can read prescription bottles,
magazines, newspapers and computer screens, while also seeing
items at a distance without reading glasses or bifocals. In
fact, in clinical trials, 80 percent of patients receiving
the AcrySof ReSTOR IOL reported that they never wear glasses
for any activities.
The AcrySof ReSTOR IOL is made of the
same highly-biocompatible material as Alcon’s market-leading
AcrySof family of intraocular lenses, which have been implanted
in more than 21 million human eyes since 1991.
AcrySof ReSTOR IOL uses a combination
of three complementary technologies: apodization, diffraction
and refraction. Its unique design provides the ability to
focus light correctly and automatically on the retina for
images at various distances without mechanical movement of
the lens, which is required by other lenses designed to provide
a full range of vision.
