What is Multifocal IOL?
Phakic Intraocular Lens Implants (IOLs) are essentially contact lenses placed inside the eye on top of the natural crystalline lens, or attached to the iris (colored part of the eye). Because no cornea tissue is removed (as is done with LASIK), a Phakic IOL can correct extreme levels of nearsightedness and farsightedness. Another benefit is that it can be removed, and its effects potentially reversed. Dougherty Laser Vision offers two types of Phakic IOLs: The Staar Implantable Contact Lens (ICL) and the Verisys (Artisan) Lens. Dr. Dougherty is currently participating in an FDA clinical study of the Staar ICL as a treatment for farsightedness. The Verisys lens was approved by the FDA in 2004 for treating nearsightedness. Refractive Lensectomy involves removing the natural lens of the eye with ultrasonic energy and replacing it with an intraocular lens (IOL) implant to treat high levels of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. This surgery is typically reserved for patients o
