Accommodating IOL

Crystalens is a accommodating lense that corrects vision by using all ranges of vision. It is a hinged monofocal lens that moves within the eye like the natural lens of the eye. By the age of 40, most people often start to experience issues with reading because the eye’s natural lens starts to harden. The muscles in the eye tend to weaken make it very hard to see at close distances. This is known as a loss of accommodation, also known as presbyopia. The hinge design of crystalens allows the optic to move as your focus on an image changes. A crystalens procedure is performed by making a small incision at the edge of the cornea, and the natural lens is removed with phaecoemulsification, and then the crystalens is implanted. The recovery period is short and most patients can get back to their daily activities almost immediately. You can expect to see improvements over time and your focus will be sharper and clearer. Ask the ophthalmologists’ at Minnesota Eye Consultants if the accommodating lens is the right lens for you.