Fixed vs Adjustable Intraocular Lens Implants
At Oklahoma Medical Eye Group, We offer a Personalized Approach to Traditional Cataract Surgery…. Revolutionary technology with a Light Adjustable Lens!
When considering cataract surgery, selecting the right intraocular lens (IOL) is a critical decision. Traditionally, patients have had to choose their preferred visual outcome before surgery, selecting from fixed lenses that cannot be adjusted once implanted. However, advancements in technology now offer an alternative—the Light Adjustable Lens™ (LAL™/LAL+®) by RxSight®—the only IOL that can be fine-tuned after surgery to achieve optimized vision for each patient’s unique lifestyle.
Understanding Fixed Lenses
Fixed lenses are pre-set intraocular lenses that remain unchanged once implanted. Before surgery, patients must decide whether they want to prioritize distance vision and need readers or near vision and need glasses for distance. Patients may choose multifocal vision that can enhance both near and distance vision but has some visual compromises.
Since these fixed lenses cannot be modified after implantation without additional surgery, the final visual outcome is based entirely on preoperative measurements and patients lifestyle goals.
The Light Adjustable Lens
It is just that….it is adjustable after surgery depending on the patient’s experience! Unlike fixed lenses, the Light Adjustable Lens is the only IOL that allows for post-surgical customization. Patients no longer need to make all vision decisions before surgery. Instead, after the eye has healed, the lens can be noninvasively adjusted in the doctor’s office using controlled ultraviolet (UV) light treatments to fine-tune vision based on real-world experiences and personal preferences.
Key Advantages of the Light Adjustable Lens
Greater Flexibility: Vision outcomes are based on real-world experience rather than pre-surgical estimates.
Precise Adjustments: Fine-tuning allows for truly custom vision
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Many people are unaware that they have cataracts because the changes in their vision are so gradual, and the severity of cataracts vary from person to person. The loss of transparency may be mild, hardly impacting vision, or in some cases so severe that no shapes or movements are seen, only light and dark.
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