Crystalens

The Crystalens® IOL

At Woodhams we often have patients who come to us for LASIK. Upon careful examination we may determine that they are not a candidate. In these instances we recommend one of our PreLex procedures.

There are many factors that we consider when recommending PreLex the age of the patient, the degree of correction necessary, the thickness of the cornea or they may have a clouding of the natural lens of the eye. This clouding is referred to as a cataract. We always take into consideration all of these factors before recommending a specific procedure.

Crystalens® is the brand name of an intraocular lens (IOL) that is designed to provide distance, mid-range, and near vision. The Crystalens accommodating IOL is specially designed so it may move forward and backward within the eye in response to flexing of the same muscles that manipulated the crystalline lens for accommodation. This is sometimes called pseudoaccommodation, but is actually real accommodation with an artificial lens. The vaulting movement changes the focal point and may allow a patient to accommodate. This accommodation may reduce the need for reading glasses, bifocals, or trifocals, and does not require any special exercise or thought process on the part of the patient. Accommodation with a Crystalens is the same as accommodation with a natural lens.