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Correction Procedures: PHASER
This procedure is identical to the cataract surgery performed on millions of elderly Americans every year. In cataract surgery, the eye's natural lens has become cloudy and is replaced with a clear synthetic lens. In younger people who are nearsighted or farsighted the natural lens is "defective" in that it does not correctly focus the image onto the retina. This lens can be replaced with a synthetic lens of more accurate power.
Clear lens replacement with either a monofocal or Alcon’s Restore diffractice multifocal lens is a relatively simple and usually painless procedure, often taking less than 10 minutes. Eye drops are used to anesthetize the eye and a small (<1/4 inch) incision is made. The capsule surrounding the lens is carefully opened and a small instrument called a phaco-emulsifier uses ultrasound energy (sound waves) to break up and remove the clear lens.
Once the lens has been removed, the new multifocal or monofocal lens is folded, slipped through the small incision, and placed into the capsule that originally held the natural lens. The lens is designed to remain centered in the capsule and to last a lifetime. Because the incision is so small, no sutures are required. Most patients start seeing better almost immediately.
Replacement of the eye's natural lens with a multifocal lens implant is the only refractive procedure that can reduce or eliminate the need for glasses for both distance and near vision.
*Please remember, not all procedures are like the average procedure.
Advantages to PHASER
• Results are longer lasting than LASIK
• Cataracts will never develop
• Can offer some patients distance & close vision without glasses
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