Your new lens

Your old lens is cloudy, so it will be removed. If you did not have a new lens put in, your vision would be out of focus. The technology for your new lens has been constantly improving for almost 60 years. The first one was used in 1949 in London. Your new lens is called a lens implant, an implant, an intraocular lens (IOL), or a pseudophakos. Implants come in two categories: Monofocal and Multifocal.

The monofocal lens will help you see distances. For seeing up close, you will most likely need reading glasses.The multifocal lens works in your eye like an internal pair of graduated bifocal or trifocal glasses. This lens helps you see both near and far. Medical literature indicates that the monofocal lens will probably become a thing of the past, like coke bottle glasses, within the next few years.

Many studies have shown that most people can expect to live a glasses-free life after receiving multifocal implants. To maximize your experience, our doctors will give you more information about both mono- and multifocal lenses and help you decide which lens is best for you. Medicare does not cover the additional cost of the new multifocal lenses at this time.