The lens and ciliary muscle are connected by a 360-degree series of fibers (called ciliary zonules) that extend from the ciliary muscle to the thin lens capsule (or "bag") that encloses the lens.
Crystalens® is the only intraocular lens implant that bends and flexes just like your eye’s natural lens.
Crystalens® gives aging eyes the visual acuity of young healthy eyes, and has had an excellent success rate in patients who have had crystalens® implanted.
Ask your doctor about standard monofocal IOLs, multifocal IOLs, and Crystalens accommodating IOLs to see which is right for you.
Crystalens and Trulign Toric are premium intraocular lenses (IOLs) that correct presbyopia as well as common refractive errors, enabling an expanded range of clear vision and a decreased need for eyeglasses after cataract surgery, compared with surgery performed with conventional monofocal IOLs.
When the ciliary muscle is relaxed, the lens flattens to enable clear distance vision.
When the ciliary muscle contracts, the lens thickens, becoming more curved for added magnification for clear near vision.
The lens bends, flexes, thickens, and thins as you focus on objects near and far. The accommodation of the lens works to focus images on the retina, where the images are turned into chemical signals which are interpreted by your brain.
As you age, your lens loses flexibility and becomes less accommodating.
Following surgery, you will be able to see at multiple distances. What’s more, it is an outpatient procedure, so you can go home right after your surgery.
You should see well without glasses virtually right away, and you’ll be back to your everyday routine the day after surgery.