ReSTOR – see well both near and afar

Good news for you who dislike or are dependant on reading glasses.

Everybody will notice that reading becomes increasingly difficult as they age, even those with normal vision. This usually begins at about 40 -45 years of age and is known as ‘prebyopia’. The solution for this is reading glasses or distance glasses.

Today’s technology makes it possible to produce a lens which give good vision both from a distance and for reading. We use the same established and secure operating technique used for the Cataract Operation.

Introducing a breakthrough in vision surgery.

Now there’s a revolutionary new way to potentially leave your glasses behind – introducing the AcrySof® ReSTOR® intraocular lens (IOL), a breakthrough in vision surgery. AcrySof® ReSTOR® has been uniquely designed to improve vision at all distances – up close, far away and everything in-between – giving patients their best chance ever to live free of glasses.

How does the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL work?

As we perform daily activities such as reading, watching television or working at the computer, our eyes are constantly focusing on objects at varying distances – up close, far away and everything in-between. The ability to quickly change focus throughout this range of vision is called accommodation (The ability of the eye’s lens to change shape to focus on objects at various distances). Unfortunately, this ability diminishes as we grow older1, causing us to become dependent on bifocals or reading glasses.

However, the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL was designed to provide quality near to distance vision by combining the strengths of apodized, diffractive and refractive technologies. Similar technology has been used for years in microscopes and telescopes to improve image quality, and has now been patented for use in intraocular lenses by Alcon.

If you are suffering from Cataracts or are far-sighted this operation will suit you.

ReSTOR® lenses were registered in Europe as early as 2003 and on the American market I July 2005 (FDA approval).

We have done many studies on these lenses at our hospital and at the moment are doing a large new clinical study. Our experiences so far are very positive and most of our patients can do away with glasses, both for the farsighted and for reading.

It MAY still be preferable to use terminal glasses if you work a lot on the computer. Our experiences also show that farsightedness betters quickest followed by short-sightedness. The middle-distance-sight betters also over time.

According to articles in major international journals, 90% of people operated manage completely without glasses after the Restore operation.

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