Breakthrough technological advances in cataract surgery

Today, the vast majority of patients who undergo cataract surgery receive monofocal intraocular lenses, which require them to use reading glasses in order to do the things that they enjoy where they need close vision.

Currently available to patients at the Emerald Coast Eye Institute are the Crystalens and ReSTOR intraocular lens, advanced focusing implantable lenses that substantially restore a cataract patient's ability to see clearly far away-at arms length-and up close-without being dependent on glasses or contact lenses.

As we age, our ability to continually change focus from near to far begins to diminish as the normally clear and flexible crystaline lens in your eyes becomes rigid and hazy. Over time a cataract may form. The lens hardens and becomes cloudy and may require surgery to remove the cataract in order to maintain quality of life.

Crystalens and ReSTOR lenses technically, are accommodative intraocular lenses which are used to replace the natural lens when it has stiffened and limited the ability to focus effectively. These lens are able to restore your eye's natural focusing ability by using a lens design that mimics the way the natural lens flexes and focuses, creating the ability to see things close up and in the distance without using reading glasses, bifocals, or trifocals.

Crystalens and ReSTOR lenses are implanted in the identical manner as other intraocular lenses. They 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.

Dr. Poppell and Dr. Alabata will be happy to discuss this exciting technology with you when you are ready for lens replacement cataract surgery.

Please call 850-862-4001 or send us an email for more information.