AcrySof ReSTOR IOLs in Chicago / Des Plaines, Illinois
All of the doctors at the Midwest Center for Sight are certified to provide AcrySof ReSTOR, a breakthrough intraocular lens implant (IOL) that is designed to replace cataracts and correct presbyopia at the same time. Presbyopia is the primary reason many patients need reading glasses as their eyes age. The goal of these lenses is to provide clear vision near, far, and everywhere in between. In fact, a large number of our Chicago ReSTOR patients report never wearing glasses after receiving these IOLs.
How does the AcrySof ReSTOR lens differ from other IOLs?
The AcrySof ReSTOR lens is a multifocal IOL. Traditional IOLs are monofocal. As the name implies, monofocal lenses can only give you clear distance vision, which means reading glasses are still needed. Even if you don’t wear reading glasses now, you’d have to with a traditional IOL.
Safe and effective
IOLs are implanted during cataract surgery, which is one of the safest and most effective procedures performed today. Most of our Chicago ReSTOR IOLs patients are very pleased with their results. In fact, nearly 94% of the patients in the supporting clinical study said they would have the AcrySof ReSTOR lens implanted again.
Is cataract surgery painful?
Cataract surgery is generally a simple outpatient procedure with little discomfort. The surgeon will make a tiny incision in your eye, remove your eye's clouded natural lens, and replace it with the AcrySof ReSTOR lens. The results are permanent, and the actual surgery can take only minutes. Most of our cataracts Chicago patients are back to their normal activities the very next day. Typically the procedure is performed on one eye at a time with an appointment for your second eye about a month later.
AcrySof IOLs are:
- The most widely used with more than 30 million implanted worldwide
- Unique in their ability to filter high-energy blue light