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Introducing AcrySof^® ReSTOR^® IOL

A breakthrough in intraocular lenses

The AcrySof^® ReSTOR^® IOL (intraocular lens) is a unique technological innovation that can provide quality vision at all distances optical system.

Previously, IOLs provided good functional distance vision, but offered little benefit to other optical ranges. The AcrySof^® ReSTOR^® IOL is designed to improve vision over a range of distances.

Freedom from reading glasses and bifocals

As people age, their ability to accommodate for varying distances may degenerate.¹ This condition, called presbyopia, is caused by a number of factors including the reduced elasticity of the crystalline lens. This affects the patient's ability to quickly adapt their vision for different ranges, often forcing them to depend on multifocal glasses or contact lenses for total vision correction.

Now there is a new option. The unique AcrySof^® ReSTOR^® IOL is designed to provide patients with quality vision at all distances – independent of ciliary muscle function. This is a lifestyle enhancement for active patients who want to reduce their dependency on glasses.

By combining the strengths of apodized diffractive and refractive technologies, the AcrySof^® ReSTOR^® IOL can provide a range of vision similar to the healthy human lens prior to the development of cataracts with or without presbyopia.

With the AcrySof^® ReSTOR^® IOL, many patients can read, drive and do other tasks without glasses. In fact, clinical studies reveal 80% of AcrySof^® ReSTOR^® IOL patients reported that they "never" wore glasses following bilateral cataract surgery, compared to only 8% of patients with monofocal lenses.²

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