Lifestyle IOLs

Eye Associates of Wilmington — Located in Wilmington and Southport and Serving All of eastern North and South Carolina with Lifestyle Intraocular Lenses

Intraocular lenses (IOLs) are used to replace the clouded lenses of eyes affected by cataracts. Cataracts are the most common type of eye disease and IOL insertion is the most frequently performed eye surgery in the United States.
At Eye Associates of Wilmington in North Carolina, Lifestyle IOLs represent the latest cataract surgery technology available, giving patients the opportunity to achieve clearer vision at a greater range of distance than ever before. Lifestyle are multifocal IOLs that result in greatly improved focusing ability when compared to traditional monofocal IOLs. As a result, many of the patients that receive them find that their overall vision is actually better than before they developed cataracts.

If you would like to learn more about our eastern North Carolina practice and the many benefits of theLifestyle multifocal IOLs that we provide, contact our office today for a consultation.

Serving Eastern North Carolina with Lifestyle Intraocular Lenses for Cataract Surgery

At our office, patients have the option of undergoing cataract surgery with Lifestyle intraocular lenses (IOLs). Lifestyle IOLs are multifocal, allowing cataract surgery patients to focus on objects at a greater variety of distances as well as to improve their vision with the replacement of cataract-clouded lenses.

If you would like to learn more about Lifestyle® intraocular lenses at Eye Associates of Wilmington, contact our office today to schedule an informative consultation.

Eye Associates of Wilmington — ReStor® Lenses for Cataract Surgery

Another option for patients considering cataract surgery, ReStor® IOLs help clear clouding while at the same time improving focusing ability.ReStor® IOLs represent a true technological innovation in the field of cataract treatment. By aiding in the eye’s ability to accommodate (i.e., focus at a variety of distances), ReStor® IOLs may be the ideal choice to help you improve your vision and your quality of life. Revolutionary ReStor® IOLs provide cataract patients with increased freedom from glasses and contact lenses. By combining the qualities of apodized diffractive and refractive technologies, ReStor® IOLs provide quality vision at distances from near to far, helping patients not only treat cataracts, but see more clearly than they have in years.

Apodized Diffractive Technology

Apodized diffractive technology involves the gradual tapering of the diffractive steps from the center to the outside of the lens. This creates a smooth transition of light between near, intermediate, and distant focal points. Similar technologies have long been used to improve image quality in microscopes and telescopes. As light passes through the ReStor® IOL, the diffractive steps of the lens bend and spread the light to multiple focal points for improved focusing ability.

Refractive Technology

Refraction refers to the redirection of light through the lens to focus light (and therefore images) on the retina. Nearsightedness, far sightedness, and astigmatism are all refractive errors. With monofocal IOLs for the treatment of cataracts, patients once required glasses or contact lenses to focus properly. Now, the refractive steps of multifocal ReStor® IOLs bend light to the appropriate focal points of the retina. With ReStor® multifocal IOLs, an increasing number of patients are able to reduce their dependence of glasses and contact lenses.