The Crystalens® Accommodating Lens
See Near, Far and Everything in Between
The first and only FDA-Approved Accommodating Lens. The Crystalens accommodating lens delivers comprehensive vision quality without compromise. Unlike other lens technologies that may ask you to sacrifice near or intermediate vision, Crystalens uses 100% of the available light rays at all distances - near, intermediate and far - so your life is always in focus.
Improving Your Vision
Understanding Cataracts: Developing a cataract doesn't mean a permanent loss of vision quality, or having to give up the things you love, because cataract surgery is a safe, effective way to improve your vision.
As we grow older the eye's natural crystalline lens often stiffens and hardens - the condition is called a cataract.
Without its youthful suppleness, the natural lens loses its ability to focus, creating vision problems.
Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgery in the United States, with well over 2 million Americans having the procedure every year.
Performed almost exclusively on an outpatient basis, cataract surgery is microsurgery, whereby the natural lens is removed and replaced with what is called an intraocular lens (IOL).
The procedure is highly successful and most people regain very good distance vision, somewhere between 20/20 and 20/40.
The Accommodating Lens: How It Works
Designed like your natural lens, the Crystalens accommodating lens takes its design cues from a single source - nature! Working in concert with the eye's natural muscle, Crystalens "flexes" to accommodate near, intermediate and distance subjects. No lens comes closer to mirroring the function of the natural lens.
The human lens uses the ciliary muscle to move the lens and allows you to focus on the subject at hand. The Crystalens works the same way.
The lens rests back in the eye to accommodate distance vision, then gently flexes forward to accommodate intermediate vision, and then further forward for near vision.
Movement is enabled by a flexible hinge within the lens.
The Crystalens Advantage
Superior Results, More than twice the number of patients implanted with a Crystalens could see at all distances compared to a standard IOL.
Effective Near Vision - 98% of Crystalens patients are able to read the newspaper or a phone book without glasses.
Effective Intermediate Vision -100% of Crystalens patients are able to see their computers, dashboards and anything else at arm's length without glasses.
Effective Distance Vision - 98.4% of Crystalens patients are able to see 20/40 or better after surgery, so the clock across the room or the TV in the corner are clearly within sight without glasses.
Ready For Crystalens?
Ask Us If You're A Candidate. Your physician will perform a thorough eye exam to determine the most appropriate treatment for you, but you may be a good candidate for the Crystalens if:
