Crystalens IOL Restores Distance and Near Vision to Aging Eyes

Crystalens IOL is the first FDA-approved accommodating lens implant that reduces the need for reading glasses

[FOX News] Crystalens Implant Brings Clear Vision to People with Age-Related Vision Problems (Part 1)

[FOX News] Crystalens Implant Brings Clear Vision to People with Age-Related Vision Problems (Part 2)

By the time most people hit their early 40s, they begin to experience difficulty with close-up vision. Those who have gone through this middle age right of passage will recall feeling suddenly much older the moment they tried on their first pair of reading glasses or bifocals.

Often confused with farsightedness, this age-related condition is called presbyopia, and is defined as the loss of the eye’s flexibility to change focus.

In addition to presbyopia, another vision related milestone of middle age happens sometime after we turn 50, when most of us also begin to develop cataracts. This occurs when the eye’s natural lens becomes cloudy and thus unable to focus and produce sharp images.

Unfortunately, neither of these common vision problems are particularly well suited for treatment with LASIK or other surgeries that reshape the eye.

The good news is that they can now be treated effectively with a new generation of implantable intraocular lenses (IOLs) that help restore seamless all-distance vision to aging eyes.

The first such IOL approved by the FDA is called the Crystalens. This remarkable new lens enables aging eyes to see like they could when they were younger by restoring accommodation (i.e., zooming power).

The Crystalens is ideal for boomers who want to discard their bifocals, as well as for anyone who requires cataract surgery.

The Crystalens employs tiny hinges that allow the lens to shift within the eye to provide clear, all-distance vision.

What makes the Crystalens unique is how it emulates the function of the eye’s natural lens. It is designed with tiny “hinges” that allow the implanted lens to move mechanically forward and backward in response to the eye’s natural focusing muscles.

The Crystalens replaces the eye’s old, hardened lens, and provides clearer vision for objects that are near, far and every distance in between. The implant procedure takes just minutes, and the results are permanent.

Dougherty Laser Vision was one of the first vision correction centers in the nation to offer this exciting new treatment option, and Dr. Dougherty has performed more Crystalens procedures than just about any other surgeon in the Los Angeles area.

Schedule your consultation at Dougherty Laser Vision to see if the Crystalens is right for you.

Dr. Paul Dougherty is a Los Angeles Laser Eye Surgery specialist who also is an expert with the Crystalens and Staar Visian ICL Implantable Contact Lens.
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