Who can have advanced technology intraocular lenses?
Only an experienced eye surgeon can determine if a patient is a good candidate for these procedures. The best candidate is over 50, has pupils that are not too large, little astigmatism, and eyes that are healthy, other than having cataracts. Although the lens is FDA approved in patients with cataracts for the correction of presbyopia (loss of the eye’s flexibility to change focus), some of our Chevy Chase eye center vision correction candidates without cataracts may be candidates for the advanced technology lens implant. These lenses can correct most degrees of near- and farsightedness (generally, myopia and hyperopia from –10.00 to +7.00). Astigmatism may be corrected at the time of implantation with “relaxing incisions,” or after the implantation, by performing a LASIK procedure. Patients with glaucoma, inside-the-eye inflammation (iritis or uveitis), diabetic retinopathy, macular disease, or other active eye disease may not be candidates for the lens. Prior LASIK does not necessari
