To regain their vision and avoid complete reliance on glasses, many patients opt to undergo cataract surgery to replace the cataract with a lens implant. There’s a broad range of lens implants available today, but PanOptix is a leading choice used at The Eye Clinic of Florida. Let’s learn more about this advanced lens implant and its benefits to patients with cataracts.
Understanding Cataracts
A cataract occurs when the eye’s natural lens becomes cloudy and yellowed. Cataracts develop gradually, with the natural lens becoming increasingly difficult to see through. As the lens becomes clouded, it can’t docs light like it once did, leading to issues seeing in dim or bright light.
Cataract Surgery
Cataract surgery is an elective surgery that can restore the vision of patients with cataracts. During the procedure, the cataract is removed through a small opening. Ultrasound waves are used to liquefy the cloudy natural lens, and the capsule (the pouch that holds the lens in place) is left untouched. The lens implant can then be positioned in the capsule.
In cataract surgery, a man-made lens replaces the cloudy lens to restore your vision. A regular lens, for most patients without significant astigmatism, will provide improved vision without glasses for distance vision. However, glasses will still be needed for up-close reading or intermediate distances (i.e. a computer screen). Patients who want to lessen the need for reading glasses should select a lens before cataract surgery that will provide excellent vision for at all distances.
The PanOptix Lens
The PanOptix lens is a tri-focal lens that provides an improvement to distance, intermediate, and near vision. Patients love the near vision provided with the PanOptix lens compared to monofocal lenses, which require greater use of glasses for a full range of vision.
The main benefit of the PanOptix lens is that it improves both the quality and range of the patient’s vision. This provides a vivid, sharp, and complete range of vision. Without blurry sections of vision, patients can avoid straining their eyes to focus and reduce their need to wear glasses.
To learn more about cataract surgery and the PanOptix lens, contact The Eye Clinic of Florida at 813-779-3338.