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What are the types of premium lens implants?
The two main types of premium lens implants are multi-focal
implants and accommodating lens implants.
The premium multi-focal lens implants allow each eye to see at
all distances. Some people may report halos or glare around lights, which significantly decrease with time as they adapt to
their new vision. Most people say that their new ability to see
near, intermediate, and far without glasses far outweighs any
visual side effects associated with a mutli-focal lens. With their
astigmatism managed and a multi-focal lens implanted, 92% of
the patients in the official FDA trial reported either never or
only just occasionally using glasses for distance, intermediate,
and near. For the motivated patient, these lens implants are
excellent choices and I have implanted them in my own friends
and family members.
The premium accommodating lens implants are designed to
work just like the natural, youthful human eye. These lenses
are designed to slightly, but imperceptibly, move inside the eye
in response to your eye’s normal focusing muscles. This allows
a wider range of vision than the standard lens implants.
Patients with premium accommodating lens implants have a
very wide range of sharp vision without glasses. The premium
accommodating lens implants are not typically associated with
any increase in glare/halos. These lenses give a wider range of
vision, particularly for distance and intermediate vision,
however patients may need glasses for the closest near work
such as fine print or sewing. For patients who primarily do
intermediate activities such as computer work as well as
distance activities such as driving, these lenses are excellent
choices. These lenses are the most frequently implanted in my
practice and I have implanted them in my own friends and
family members. |
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