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| As we age, beginning around the age of 40, the natural lens inside the eye begins to harden and lose its flexibility. This reduces the eye's ability to change its focus from near to intermediate, to distance, and back again. This is known as "loss of accommodation" or "presbyopia," and its earliest symptom is difficulty seeing things up close. Bifocal and even trifocal glasses become necessary for some people to see clearly at all distances. |
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| As the natural lens of the eye continues to deteriorate, it starts to become cloudy or brown. Vision becomes blurry, and colors lose their brilliance. At first, frequent changes in glasses prescriptions can help, but left untreated, cataracts can lead to blindness. The only way to see clearly after a cataract matures is to have it removed and then replaced with an intraocular lens, or IOL. |
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| At GEI we offer TECNIS and REZOOM Multifocal IOL's |
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| Until recently cataract patients received monofocal lens implants that had only a single power. This meant you had a choice of correction for either far or near vision. If you suffer from presbyopia like many people over the age 50 this would mean that you still need glasses for either reading or for distance vision. Multifocal IOL's have now been introduced with allow for freedom of glasses while undergoing cataract surgery. Multifocal IOLS accomplish this by incorporating several 'rings' that focus at different distances and accommodative lenses do so by moving within the eye. The multifocal IOL lens can increase your chances for a life free of dependence on glasses or contacts after cataract surgery for near, far, and intermediate vision. If you have worn glasses for a very long time this might be an opportunity for you to eliminate this hassle from your life. |
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| At GEI we offer TECNIS and REZOOM Multifocal IOL's
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| Multifocal IOL's may help you in getting rid of glasses |
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Activities like shaving are a lot easier |
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| With Monofocal IOL's you get good distance vision but need glasses for near vision and reading.
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With multifocal IOL's you get "BOTH" good distance and near vision
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