ReSTOR®  is an IOL (intraocular lens) that provides cataract patients full range of vision. In clinical trials, patients reported being “glasses free” 85 - 90% of the time following bilateral cataract surgery. The vast majority of patients who undergo cataract surgery today receive traditional IOLs, which typically require patients to use reading glasses or bifocals for near vision following surgery.

The ReSTOR®  lens is a foldable IOL that represents breakthrough technology because of its unique, patented optic design, which allows patients to experience the highest level of freedom from glasses ever achieved in IOL clinical trials. It does not rely on the muscles, which weakens with age, to enable the eye to quickly change focus to see objects at near, intermediate and far distances. This allows 85% percent of cataract patients to see clearly without the aid of glasses or bifocals.

Lens implant surgery for cataracts is the most commonly performed surgery in the U.S. and has been performed for more than two decades. However, for years medical researchers have been eager to find a lens that would not only treat cataracts but give patients the range of vision they wanted. Until recently, the only lens implant available was a “monofocal” lens that enabled sight at a fixed distance, typically for distance. ReSTOR works by diffractive and refractive properties which allow full visual range and an exceptionally high degree of freedom from any form of corrective eye glasses.

For more information on the ReSTOR®  Lens see www.acrysofrestor.com