Toss Your Glasses with Crystalens Eye Surgery

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 29, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Crystalens is much like a contact lens, but instead of putting it on the eye's outer surface, it is implanted within the eye. After the LASIK revolution, Crystalens has become the latest way to see clearer at any age. While LASIK surgery is a wonderful invention, offering distance vision to those who once depend upon glasses and contacts. However, Crystalens offers distance, as well as near vision correction without the need of glasses or contacts for those considering cataract surgery.

Returning the eye to a more youthful state is now possible with Crystalens. In previous decades, our grandparents had to rely on glasses after cataract surgery, but all that is changing with lens implants for baby boomers. The Crystalens hinges off the optical part of the lens to allow the optics to move back and forth with the eye muscles as they focus to produce clear vision, thus giving today's cataract sufferers a chance to see at any distance without glasses.

Latest Advancements in Cataract Surgery
For years, cataract surgery remained the same -- removal of the clouded lens, followed by the addition of thick glasses to see. Then, intraocular lenses (IOLs) hit the market and allowed the old natural eye's lens to be replaced with a new lens, offering distance vision with additional glasses for reading. Now cataract surgery is taking a new leap with IOLs that offer near and far vision. Here are a few lenses that have recently hit the market:

- Crystalens - the only accommodating intraocular lens that provides a continuous range of vision
- ReStor - a multifocal lens that uses a series of concentric rings to allow light from varying distances to focus clearly on the eye's retina
- ReZoom - a refractive lens implant designed with multifocal zone technology

Choosing Which Lens Works Best for You
Your ophthalmologist is your best resource for choosing the best type of lens for your cataract surgery. While the ReStor and ReZoom lenses are great options, they are known to produce halos and glare while driving; this side effect is less common with Crystalens. However, your ophthalmologist will direct you toward the lens that would work best for your eyes.

Crystalens Cataract Surgery Preparation
After being diagnosed with cataracts, you'll need to take steps before surgery. To prepare for cataract eye surgery you will:

- Schedule a consultation - at this point, you will meet with an eye surgeon to determine your specific needs and discuss various surgical options
- Have your eyes mapped - your ophthalmologist will map your eyes to determine how light travels uniquely through your eyes
- Schedule your surgery - on the day of your surgery, you will receive numbing drops in your eyes and the surgery will typically last 10 to 15 minutes.

Types of Eye Surgery Complications
Complications are rare, but if you discover any of the following symptoms, your eye surgeon should be contacted immediately.

- Unusual swelling
- Bleeding in the eye
- An increase in discharge
- An unusual amount of pain
- Any sudden change

If you live in Northern California and suffer from cataracts, please visit the Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley website at http://www.lasikdocs.com for more information and to learn about leading Bay area ophthalmologist, Dr. Gary Kawesch.

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