Crystalens

Crystalens® Accommodating IOL

The Crystalens IOL flexes like the eye?s natural lens so it can give you back your full range of vision. Many Crystalens patients rarely, if ever, need their eyeglasses or contact lenses again.

Crystalens is the first and only accommodating IOL approved by the Food and Drug Administration to correct both cataracts and presbyopia (the loss of near and intermediate vision), so it can be used in both cataract surgery as well as in Refractive Lens Exchange.

The hinged design of the Crystalens allows the lens implant to move back and forth, dynamically adjusting to your visual needs and making it possible for you to enjoy most activities?from reading a book, to working on your computer, to driving a car?without the need for eyeglasses.

Crystalens by the numbers

In clinical tests:

• 98.4 percent of patients implanted with Crystalens in both eyes could pass a driver?s test without glasses
• 100 percent could see at intermediate distances of 24 to 30 inches?the distance for most of life?s daily activities?without glasses
• 98.4 percent could see well enough to read the newspaper and the phone book without glasses

NOTE: Some patients did require glasses for some tasks after implantation of the Crystalens®

Dr. Behler was one of the first eye surgeons to appreciate the benefits of Crystalens. He has successfully placed these advanced lenses for patients in Clearwater and the surrounding Tampa Bay area since 2002. His vast experience helps him quickly and accurately determine which patients are the best candidates for this advanced technology.

Contact Dr. Behler to see if Crystalens is the right IOL for you.