WHAT IS A CATARACT?

A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens, which lies behind the iris and the pupil. The lens works much like a camera lens, focusing light onto the retina at the back of the eye. The lens also adjusts the eye's focus, letting us see things clearly both up close and far away.

The lens is mostly made of water and protein. The protein is arranged in a precise way that keeps the lens clear and lets light pass through it.

But as we age, some of the protein may clump together and start to cloud a small area of the lens. This cloud formation is known as a cataract, and over time, it may grow larger and haze more of the lens, making it harder to see. (See Media Player for more information)

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CATARACT SURGERY

CATARACT SURGERY is a procedure to remove the lens of your eye and replace it with an artificial lens. The surgery is used to treat a cataract — the clouding of the normally clear lens of your eye. The procedure is performed by an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) on an outpatient basis, which means you do not have to stay in the hospital after the surgery. Cataract surgery is very common and is generally a safe procedure.

 

INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) OPTIONS

To correct vision impairment, the clouded lens is replaced by an intraocular lens (IOL) during cataract eye surgery. Dr Kalski offers several cataract lens replacement options. It is important to complete a comparison of IOL (intraocular lens) choices and to discuss your findings with Dr. Kalski after a thorough eye exam.

TRADITIONAL IOL

Traditional IOLs are monofocal, meaning they offer vision at one distance only (far, intermediate or near). They definitely are an improvement over the cataractous lens that is replaced during surgery, which provides only cloudy, blurred vision at any distance. But traditional IOLs mean that you must wear eyeglasses or contact lenses in order to read, use a computer or view objects at arm's length.

MULTIFOCAL IOL

AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® intraocular lens (IOL). A milestone
in vision care technology, the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® IOL
can help restore a full range of vision, near through distance,
for people who have cataracts and presbyopia.

In addition to a more in-focus world, you'll
enjoy improved image quality, thanks to the
lens' innovative aspheric design.

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IOLs FOR ASTIGMATISM

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The AcrySof® IQ Toric IOL addresses the astigmatism challenge with two key features. Innovative STABLEFORCE® haptics keep the lens highly stable and centered in the eye (haptics are the "arms" on the IOL that hold it in place). At the same time, the patented biocompatible material of the AcrySof® IQ Toric lens naturally binds to tissues in the eye, for even more stability. Studies have shown that these biomechanic improvements result in minimal lens movement, giving AcrySof® IQ Toric IOL patients clearer, more reliable vision.Plus, with the lens' new aspheric design, cataract patients with astigmatism can enjoy improved image quality, possibly better than they've ever experienced.

 

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ACCOMMODATING IOL

The Crystalens accommodating IOL is specially designed so it may move forward and backward within the eye in response to flexing of the same muscles that manipulated the crystalline lens for accommodation. This is sometimes called pseudoaccommodation, but is actually real accommodation with an artificial lens. The vaulting movement changes the focal point and may allow a patient to accommodate. This accommodation may reduce the need for reading glasses, bifocals, or trifocals, and does not require any special exercise or thought process on the part of the patient. Accommodation with a Crystalens is the same as accommodation with a natural lens. Two and three year follow data indicates that the pseudoaccommodation of the Crystalens does not significantly diminish with time.

WHAT IS LRI (Limbal Relaxing Ecxcision)?

This is a procedure which involves tiny cuts made around the edge of the cornea, called the limbus. These incisions "relax" the cornea's steep curvature and improve the way the eye focuses light to reduce astigmatism.

 

 

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