Take advantage of the Ocala Eye Customlized Cataract Care Program where your cataract lens options are as individual as your eyesight. Use this table to compare different features of the IOLs we offer.
TECNIS & 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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