Premium Implants

Premium Implants used at the time of Cataract surgery or Clear Lens Extraction

Artificial lenses, called Intraocular Lenses or IOLs, are implanted in the eye to replace the natural lens of the eye, for patients with cataracts or refractive errors, to restore vision.

Prior to 2005, monofocal implants were the only available implant and corrected one range of vision (either distance or near). These monofocal lenses helped improve distance or near vision after cataract surgery, but patients still needed glasses or contact lenses for either reading or distance vision. These monofocal lenses also did not correct astigmatism.

Advancements in technology have produced multifocal implants that allow patients to see clearly at all distances -- near, far and many distances in between. Multifocal implants preserve distance vision and correct near vision so cataract surgery patients -- and patients seeking treatment for presbyopia alone -- can enjoy clear sight without being completely reliant on glasses.

Below are some of the choices of lenses:

STANDARD: Gives you good distance (or near) vision without glasses, but does not correct astigmatism. You would need glasses for reading and/or distance and also astigmatism. This lens is covered by insurance.

TORIC/ASTIGMATISM: Gives you good distance (or near) vision without glasses and corrects astigmatism. You would still need reading (or distance) glasses. This lens is NOT covered by insurance.

VIVITY™/VIVITY™ TORIC: Gives you good distance and intermediate vision. It gives some reading vision, but you would need low powered “readers” for small print or low lighted situations. The Vivity™ lens also comes in astigmatic/toric correction as well. This lens is NOT covered by insurance.

PANOPTIX™/PANOPTIX™ TORIC-ODYSSEY™/ODYSSEY™ TORIC: Gives you good distance, intermediate and near vision. There is a rare chance you could need low powered “readers” for small print or low lighted situations. This lens can cause some halos around lights at night. This Does seem to lessen with time. The Panoptix™ and Odyssey lenses come in astigmatic/toric correction as well. This lens is NOT covered by insurance.

There is no guarantee of being completely independent of glasses with any of these lenses.

*Not every patient is a candidate for every lens choice. This will be discussed with you after you have your pre-operative measurements, prior to surgery. Your surgeon and his experienced, certified staff will help you decide which lens is best and most appropriate for you.*