Crystalens™, is an advanced focusing implantable lens that can help you see clearly far away-at arms length-and up close-without being dependent on glasses or contact lenses.
Enjoying life to the fullest means being in contact with your surroundings-and that requires constantly changing focus to accommodate our everyday activities-at far distances, at arms length or up close. As we grow older, our ability to continually change focus begins to diminish as the normally clear and flexible crystaline lens in your eyes becomes rigid and hazy. Over time, as the crystaline lens actually becomes cloudy, it may form a cataract.
Crystalens™ technically, is an accommodative intraocular lens which is used to replace the natural lens when it has stiffened and limited your ability to focus effectively. Limited focusing ability means that you gradually lose the ability to see things at distance-at arms length or up close-without using either reading glasses, bifocals, or trifocals.
Crystalens™ is able to restore your eye's natural focusing ability by using a lens design that mimics the way the natural lens flexes and focuses.
Crystalens™ is implanted in the identical manner as other intraocular lenses. It can be implanted after the removal of the crystaline lens using the same technique as modern cataract surgery. This means your surgery can performed on an outpatient patient basis and that you can resume your normal work and recreational activities within a couple of days.
Please use this website to learn about Crystalens™ and how it can help you to see clearly far away-at arms length and up close without dependence on glasses. Then schedule an appointment with an experienced eye surgeon for a consultation to see if it is right for you. Be sure to ask all of the questions you have been wondering about and then you can make an informed decision with your physician.
