Intraocular implants can restore full vision to patients whose eyesight was being eroded by the formation of cataracts. However, intraocular implants often give fixed distance vision which means that patients will still require spectacles or contact lenses in order to read. The introduction of multifocal intraocular lenses however means that it is possible for the patient to see at more than one distance which could mean that they will no longer need spectacles or contact lenses at all. A multifocal lens is far closer to the lens of the human eye and rotates so that objects that are both close and at a distance can be viewed.

 

 

The introduction of a light reflective intraocular lens now means that this form of cataract surgery may be preferred to the alternative laser surgery. Many patients who have had cataracts removed via laser treatment often find that there are certain levels of light that the eye can no longer tolerate without dark glasses. People having cataract surgery using intraocular implants do not seem to have a problem with light.

 

The multifocal lens, along with light reflective technology means that this type of ocular surgery may be preferable to laser treatment. Millions of people across the world who suffered from cataracts have had their sight restored by an intraocular implant. Nowadays intraocular implants don’t just benefit cataract patients as the latest generation of lenses can now solve a number of other vision problems that could not be dealt with this way in the past.