Cataract surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime investment in your eyes that can improve your quality of life for the long term. Advanced lens options can reduce or eliminate the need for glasses after your ...

Implantation of a multifocal IOL resulted in a greater incidence of posterior capsule opacification than a monofocal lens, a study showed. "Reasons for this may include increased visual demands of ...

After bilateral cataract surgery, patients implanted with multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) were more likely to be spectacle-independent but also to undergo IOL exchange than those with monofocal ...

As we age, our eyesight can change, including our ability to see things clearly both up close and at a distance. For many of us, this is when the idea of having multiple prescriptions and spectacles ...

A cataract is an eye condition in which the lens becomes cloudy over time, thereby affecting eyesight. During cataract surgery, the clouded lens is removed and replaced with an artificial lens, which ...

Multifocal lenses use multiple refractive zones built in rings to give patients distance and near vision. These lenses are designed to address the problem of presbyopia, in which people over the age ...

An intraocular lens implant is an artificial replacement for the lens of your eye. It's part of the surgery to fix cataracts. Each eye has a lens -- a window made of clear protein and water that sits ...

—There is no perfect intraocular lens, but matching a patient with the lens that best meets their needs can help reduce postoperative dissatisfaction. Reviewed by Sarju Patel, MD, MPH, MSc, Director ...