Premium IOLs

Crystalens^©
AcrySof ReSTOR®

At Bay Area Eye Institute, we offer the most modern premium intraocular lenses (IOL's) as an option during your cataract surgery. 

About IOLs

Traditional IOLs are set to generally focus at one distance -- typically either "near" or "far" -- but not both. "Premium" IOLs, or multifocal IOLs, provide the ability to see at various distances without the need for correction.  This full range of vision will decrease your dependency on glasses.

Multifocal IOLs

Crystalens^©
Crystalens^© is a revolutionary “accommodative” IOL implant that actually works with your natural eye muscles to allow for accommodation, which will enable you to focus from near to far. This will reduce and quite possibly eliminate your need for glasses.

This unique lens implant has hinges that allow the lens to flex as the natural focusing muscles in the eye contract. This lens flexibility creates accommodation – the ability to focus to and from near and distant objects.

The advantages of Crystalens^© over multifocal IOLs is that they allow for a lower incidence of IOL induced glare and typically provide clearer intermediate distance vision.

FDA studies concluded that 92% of Crystalens^© patients had 20/25 or better distance vision following cataract surgery. 73% could read comfortably without the need for glasses.

Recently, Medicare has allowed for partial coverage of this “specialty” IOL. This will make “out of pocket” costs significantly lower when choosing the either the Crystalens^© or ReSTOR® as your premium IOL.

Call us today and ask about setting up a cataract surgery evaluation with Dr. Berger, or contact us through our online Appointment Request form.

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AcrySof® ReSTOR® -
With its patented, Apodized Diffractive Technology, the ReSTOR® multifocal IOL is a superb option for cataract patients with or without presbyopia - a normal aging condition in which the eye's natural lens becomes less flexible, causing farsightedness.

This "designer" IOL provides a full range of vision, from near to far and will greatly decrease your dependence on glasses. Whether you are driving in the day or night, reading, working on your computer or playing tennis or golf, the ReSTOR® IOL will provide highly functional uncorrected distance, intermediate and near vision.

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