Get Full Range Vision Again with ReSTOR Implantable Contact Lens

Our sense of sight gets less and less clearer as we age. As time goes by, the lens becomes blurry and our eyes are not able to clearly focus on anything at all. To be able to see again, a patient’s cloudy lens was removed from the eye and a plastic one took its place. Despite the fact that cataract surgery replaces a patient’s cloudy lens with a clear transparent one, the patient’s vision will not be returned to normal. To be able to see things that are close by, these cataract patients still needed to wear reading glasses or bifocals. Here comes Acrysof IQ ReSTOR Intraocular lenses (IOL), the implantable contact lenses that will ensure that you will get your vision back without needing corrective eyewear.

Cataract surgery could not promise the return of perfect vision to the patient because the regular lenses implanted on the eye could not focus on close objects. Patients lost their ability to accommodate, meaning they were unable to quickly change focus when looking at objects located at different distances. The tiny rings on the surface of Acrysof IQ ReSTOR lenses are called apodized diffractive optic. The process of apodization results in the lens being gradually tapered in various levels that enable the light to enter the eye and helps the patient see better regardless of distance. Another feature of ReSTOR lenses are the supporting arms that protrude from the sides keeping it in place.

Once the Acrysof IQ ReSTOR implantable contact lenses have been inserted into your eyes, they do not have to be replaced. ReSTOR may also be right for you if you are presbyopic, or suffer from a degenerative eye diesease that makes it very difficult for you to focus on objects that are close by. It is also ideal for people whose eyes find it difficult to accommodate due to age.

For patients expecting to regain perfect vision, ReSTOR ICL may not be the right solution for them. If you tend to have numerous complaints about your prescription, or you are the type who likes wearing spectacles, or you want a guarantee of perfect vision, you may not be satisfied with what ReSTOR ICL offers. Seeing rings around lights when it is dark have been reported by patients that have had ReSTOR ICL, which makes this procedure not viable for people who need to drive or work during the night, amateur and professional pilots, and for people who have glare problems. Another group of people unsuited for ReSTOR ICL are those that catch infections easily, suffer from unmonitored diabetes, or who posses other health problems wherein surgery may yield complications. You may still be able to get ReSTOR ICL even after getting laser eye surgery provided that you are at the peak of health. Getting ReSTOR must be done only after the patient has undergone a complete checkup with their doctor.

In one study, 75% of patients said that they no longer use any corrective eyewear and that 95% of respondents would still choose to get ReSTOR, given the chance to do it all again. Ask your doctor if ReSTOR is the best way for you to regain your sight.