Only at Ocala Eye are your cataract lens options as individual as your eyesight. Use this table to compare different features of the IOLs we offer.
ReSTOR |
Crystalens
|
Fixed-focus |
|
IOL type |
Multi-focal |
Accommodating |
Mono-focal with blended vision option |
How it works |
Lens has concentric, stepped rings that separate light into multiple focus zones |
Lens is mounted on flexible supports that dynamically move to change the focus point |
The brain automatically focuses objects using the image from the eye with the appropriate IOL |
Distance vision
(traffic signs, landscape) |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Intermediate vision (computer screen, speedometer) |
Good |
Excellent |
Good |
Near vision (newspaper, menus) |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
Lifestyle |
Reading printed materials, any task where sharp near vision is desired |
Frequent computer and cell phone use, cooking, other tasks where arms-length vision is important |
Doesn’t mind wearing glasses for some intermediate and most near tasks |
Considerations |
Less suitable for night time driving and activities due to glare, or those with central vision problems like macular degeneration |
May not be ideal for avid readers. Those with a large pupil size may experience halos |
Glasses can be helpful for extended visual tasks at fixed distances such as extensive reading or driving in bad weather |
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