Our Ft. Worth, Texas Eye Surgeons Answer:
What Is An IOL?

Convenience

Premium IOLs take away the hassle of juggling multiple pairs of eyeglasses or daily maintenance of contact lens cleaning & replacement. The premium IOL creates a permanent correction for a patient’s nearsightedness and farsightedness.

An IOL gives a patient clear eyesight on a daily basis, and, unlike eyeglasses or contact lenses, the artificial IOL is completely unnoticeable. An IOL replaces your natural lens acting as a completely new lens for your eye. This is one of the biggest advantages of any intraocular lens.

Cost-Effective

Patients spend hundreds of dollars annually in multifocal contact lenses or updating their pair of progressive lenses. While replacing a pair of eyeglasses may only occur after a few years, over the course of 10 years, the cost of progressive eyeglasses or multifocal contact lenses can easily match but often exceeds the cost of one cataract surgery with a premium IOL.

Intuitive

Premium IOLs are measured and calculated to handle higher-order aberrations, which reduces the effects of bright light interfering with your vision. That means those bright headlights that would have been giant starbursts at night are reduced in their brightness, helping you drive.

Lighting

While Alcon claims the Acrysof IQ ReSTOR multifocal offers optimal image quality in all lighting conditions, not all premium IOLs handle lighting conditions easily. This means your vision may not be as crisp in low light conditions compared to brightly lit conditions, yet you’ll be able to drive safely at night.