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NEW ACCOMODATIVE PREMIUM LENS IMPLANTS
NEW ACCOMODATIVE PREMIUM LENS IMPLANTS
You can NOW enjoy the benefits of improving both near vision and far vision after cataract surgery! We offer options for accomodative lens implants after cataract surgery to reduce dependence on glasses. Dr. Fichman is the most experienced crystalens surgeon in Connecticut.
Do You Have Reading Vision Problems?
Many people experience difficulty reading after the age of 40. If you vision has deteriorated and you are tired of the hassles of reading glasses Dr. Fichman might have a solution for you!;
Advancements in Premium Lens Implants: Introducing the Accomodative Crystalens®
It is now possible to return the vision you might have had in your younger years with a new premium lens implant known as Crystalens®. Crystalens® is the first and only Intraocular lens implant that allows a patient to focus with both near, far and intermediate vision distances. This IOL is actually called an accommodating IOL lens implant because it actually moves within your eye to mimic the movement of the natural crystalline lens. The concept of the lens was engineered with a hinge design to allow the optic, or part of the lens that you see through, to move back and forth as your focus on an image changes. Unlike most current lens implants, which generally have fixed focal lengths, Crystalens® has the ability to move naturally with the eye’s focusing muscle. As the muscle contracts it bulges backwards and increases pressure behind the lens, thus forcing the optic forward, while relaxation of the muscle increases the pressure in front of the optic lens to move the optic backwards.
This lens can be used after cataract surgery or as an alternative lens in refractive lens exchange before cataract surgery is required. The Crystalens® accommodative intraocular lens is permanently implanted with a surgical process and functions in a similar fashion as the natural eye. Once the surgery has been completed your eyes can focus on far or near objects in a comfortable way with no discomfort. If you are experiencing presbyopia or cataracts please feel free to consult us about the possibility of utilizing the new Crystalens® accommodative intraocular lens.
HOW DOES THE crystalens® IOL WORK?
After the age of 40 people will often start to experience difficulty reading as the eye’s natural lens starts to harden. Prior to this many people often experience excellent vision and are typically confused as to what is happening with their eyes. Because their vision may have been perfect they have never consulted an ophthalmologist as to what is naturally occurring. This inability to see at close distances or difficulty for the muscles in the eye to auto-focus can be very discouraging. This is known as loss of accommodation, or presbyopia. The crystalens was engineered with a hinge design to allow the optic, or part of the lens that you see through, to move back and forth as your focus on an image changes.
FDA Clinical Trial Information
It is now possible to return the vision you might have had in your younger years with a new premium lens implant known as Crystalens®. Crystalens® is the first and only Intraocular lens implant that allows a patient to focus with both near, far and intermediate vision distances. This IOL is actually called an accommodating IOL lens implant because it actually moves within your eye to mimic the movement of the natural crystalline lens. The concept of the lens was engineered with a hinge design to allow the optic, or part of the lens that you see through, to move back and forth as your focus on an image changes. Unlike most current lens implants, which generally have fixed focal lengths, Crystalens® has the ability to move naturally with the eye’s focusing muscle. As the muscle contracts it bulges backwards and increases pressure behind the lens, thus forcing the optic forward, while relaxation of the muscle increases the pressure in front of the optic lens to move the optic backwards. This lens can be used after cataract surgery or as an alternative lens in refractive lens exchange before cataract surgery is required. The Crystalens® accommodative intraocular lens is permanently implanted with a surgical process and functions in a similar fashion as the natural eye. Once the surgery has been completed your eyes can focus on far or near objects in a comfortable way with no discomfort. If you are experiencing presbyopia or cataracts please feel free to consult us about the possibility of utilizing the new Crystalens® accommodative intraocular lens. HOW DOES THE crystalens® IOL WORK?
After the age of 40 people will often start to experience difficulty reading as the eye’s natural lens starts to harden. Prior to this many people often experience excellent vision and are typically confused as to what is happening with their eyes. Because their vision may have been perfect they have never consulted an ophthalmologist as to what is naturally occurring. This inability to see at close distances or difficulty for the muscles in the eye to auto-focus can be very discouraging. This is known as loss of accommodation, or presbyopia. The crystalens was engineered with a hinge design to allow the optic, or part of the lens that you see through, to move back and forth as your focus on an image changes.
FDA Clinical Trial Information
- 98.4% of patients implanted with crystalens in both eyes could pass a driver's test without glasses
- 100% could see intermediate (24" to 30") without glasses, the distance for most of life's activities
- 98.4% could see well enough to read the newspaper and the phone book without glasses.
- Some patients did require glasses for some tasks after implantation of the crystalens
- Significantly more patients implanted with a crystalens (88.4%) could see better at all distances than patients implanted with a standard IOL (35.9%)
