You can NOW enjoy the benefits of improving both near vision and far vision after cataract surgery!Anthone Eye Center is proud to offer the latest in Multifocal IOL technology. We offer options for multifocal lens implants after cataract surgery to reduce dependence on glasses. If you think you may be experiencing the early stages of cataracts and are interested in learning more about your options for cataract surgery please contact us.

Multi-Focal and Accommodative Lens Implants

Since they were first used in surgery nearly 40 years ago, intraocular lenses have dramatically improved the quality of life for people with cataracts. Before IOLs, patients were forced to wear extremely thick glasses following cataract removal and were nearly blind without glasses. Today, IOLs restore focusing power to the eye and can even allow patients to see clearly at multiple distances.

Social reading

“Social reading” vision is a compromise where one eye is focused for distance, while the other is focused slightly nearsighted. This functional focus is ideal for activities such as:

• Working around the house
• Playing cards
• Working on the computer
• Watching television
• Casual reading

The blend of focal lengths reduces the need for full time reading and distance glasses; however, glasses are usually needed for tasks that require precise distance or close vision. Patients usually adapt to social reading vision relatively quickly since the focal distances of the two eyes are not very far apart.

Monovision

Like choosing social reading lenses, receiving monovision through intraocular lenses at Anthone Eye Center requires a compromise. When this technique is used, one eye is focused for near vision and the other eye is focused for distance vision. With monovision, patients experience a period of adjustment where the brain determines which eye to use for which task. Once this period is over, most people no longer require glasses or contact lenses.