Have you been diagnosed with cataracts and are considering cataract surgery to restore clear vision? Did you know that cataract surgery can do more than just remove your cataracts?
When you choose the Light Adjustable Lens for your IOL, you can come out of cataract surgery with crystal-clear vision personalized to your lifestyle and visual goals. This revolutionary premium lens offers numerous benefits and can provide patients with greater visual freedom than ever before.
Keep reading to learn more about why the vision you want could be within grasp with the Light Adjustable Lens.
What is the Light Adjustable Lens?
During cataract surgery, the natural lens of your eye will be replaced with an intraocular lens or IOL. There are many different types of IOLs that all offer different benefits and are suited for different patients.
The Light Adjustable Lens is a premium IOL that offers you the unique opportunity to adjust your vision after your procedure. The lenses are made from a special photosensitive material that can be precisely altered using UV light to change their shape and correct refractive errors.
Once you’ve healed from cataract surgery with the Light Adjustable Lens, you will undergo a series of light treatments using a non-invasive Light Delivery Device to adjust the focus of your vision. The device exposes the lens to UV light that changes its shape to customize vision.
It usually takes 1-3 UV light treatments followed by 2 “lock-in” treatments to fine-tune your vision. The treatments last approximately 90 seconds each, and there is a waiting period of at least three days between treatments.
Between treatments, you’ll have the opportunity to test-drive your vision. At your next appointment, your eye doctor can make any adjustments needed to reach your desired visual outcome.
While undergoing UV light treatments, it is vitally important that patients do not expose their eyes to any source of UV light. Because UV light is used to adjust the lenses, accidental exposure could affect the outcome of treatment.
Once your ideal vision is achieved, you can enjoy clear vision customized to you for a lifetime!
How Can the Light Adjustable Lens Improve Your Vision?
Depending on your individual vision needs and goals, the Light Adjustable Lens can clear your vision and correct astigmatism. These lenses can be customized to provide clear vision and reduce or even eliminate your need for glasses and contacts.
This means you can enjoy all of your favorite activities without the hassle of visual aids, whether you’re reading a good book, baking cookies with your grandkids, or relaxing on a sunset cruise. While other IOLs can correct vision at one or more distances, the power of the lens is set before cataract surgery and cannot be changed afterward.
The Light Adjustable Lens offers a new level of visual control by allowing your eye doctor to customize your lens after your procedure. When you choose this premium IOL, you’ll get highly personalized results and peace of mind, knowing that if you’re unhappy with your new vision after cataract surgery, your eye doctor at Batra Vision Medical Group will help adjust your vision to meet your goals.
Is the Light Adjustable Lens Suitable for Refractive Lens Exchange?
The Light Adjustable Lens is suitable for more than correcting the vision of cataract patients. They can also be used during refractive lens exchange (RLE), a procedure that corrects the vision of patients with presbyopia.
Refractive lens exchange is very similar to cataract surgery. During the procedure, the eye’s natural lens is removed and replaced with an IOL.
Opting for the Light Adjustable Lens during refractive lens exchange offers several significant advantages. It can address presbyopia or age-related farsightedness while correcting other refractive errors and offering the same visual customization opportunities.
Replacing your natural lens with refractive lens exchange also prevents the formation of cataracts, meaning you will not need cataract surgery in the future.
What Other IOLs Are Available?
While the Light Adjustable Lens is the first and only IOL available that offers customizable vision after cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange, it isn’t always suitable for every patient. Batra Vision Medical Group offers patients other IOLs to help them reach their vision goals.
These IOLs include monofocal, multifocal, toric, accommodative, and extended depth of focus (EDOF) IOLs. Batra Vision Medical Group carries ReSTOR, TRULIGN, Crystalens, and TECNIS Symfony brands.
While these other IOLs have the potential to improve or fully correct vision at multiple distances after cataract surgery or refractive lens exchange, the Light Adjustable Lens is the best choice for patients who want their vision to be completely customized to their needs. The IOL you choose to replace your natural lens is a big decision.
This revolutionary lens not only gives you the opportunity to achieve stunning visual clarity but can take the pressure off of that decision for you. Since you can adjust your vision after your procedure, you won’t be permanently locked into your vision until it has reached your desired outcome.
Do you want to learn more about how the Light Adjustable Lens can improve your vision? Schedule an appointment with Batra Vision Medical Group in San Leandro, CA, today!
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