Vision Correction with ReSTOR

Today, the excitement and advancement in cataract surgery focuses on the new lenses that are available. The advancement of technology in IOL's is a space-age plastic lens that is surgically implanted to permanently replace the old, hard natural lens of the eye. These technologies have been demonstrated to have the same safety as decades old traditional lens implants, but can also provide what many of our patients say they really want: greater freedom from glasses - not just distance glasses, but readers too. This surgery can allow many people in their late forties and older (with or without cataracts) to return to the vision they had when they were younger and did not need glasses.

The ReSTOR® lens uses a new strategy for collecting and distributing light and doesn't rely on the focusing muscles, which can lose effectiveness with age. Surgical techniques using the ReSTOR® lens can fix farsightedness and nearsightedness for our patients and improve vision for computer and reading distances, as well.

IS THIS NEW LENS TECHNOLOGY FOR EVERYONE?

BENEFITS OF CATARACT SURGERY

RISKS OF CATARACT SURGERY

Serious complications with IOL implants are extremely rare. It is a safe and effective procedure but like any procedure, it does have some risks. Potential complications include infection or hemorrhage within the eye, retinal detachment or persistent double vision. The odds of experiencing any of these complications are very low--between one in 1,000 for hemorrhages and one in 10,000 for infections. Usually, such rare complications can be treated or controlled, either during the surgery or afterwards.

The very small risks associated with cataract surgery are more than offset by the excellent results. At Digby Eye Associates, over 99 per cent of cataract surgery patients enjoy good vision after their surgeries, when no other serious eye problems existed before the surgery. Eye diseases or problems with the retina or optic nerve may limit the potential for clear vision even when the cataract surgery itself has been successful.

SECONDARY CATARACT

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