Intra-ocular lenses (IOLs) used in cataract procedures provide good functional distance vision, but offer little benefit for a full range of vision. This means that people with IOLs still need reading glasses from time to time. Now the surgeons at McPeak Vision Partners offer a new option – the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL – designed to improve vision at all distances.

The AcrySof® ReSTOR® lens is a breakthrough lens for cataract surgery that lets patients see from near to far, usually without glasses.  An innovative optical technology called “apodization” makes the AcrySof® ReSTOR® lens uniquely effective, especially when placed in both eyes. A similar technology has been used for years in microscopes and telescopes to improve image quality and has now been patented for the use in intraocular lenses by Alcon.

Most AcrySoft® ReSTOR® lens patients find that they can read a book, work on a computer, drive a car- day or night- and play golf or tennis with an increased freedom from glasses.

You may experience visual disturbances. Additionally, some side effects with the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL may make it more difficult to see in low lighting conditions; therefore, increased care should be taken when driving at night.