Feedback wanted on Crystalens

[dakamala]

I am considering Crystalens and would like to hear from anyone who has had it for the purpose of vision correction not cataracts.  I am 43 and have been told that I am a good candidate since I am not a candidate for Lasik but have also been told noboby my age should have it done.  I'm confused.

[eyecu]

The ReZoom results have been very good. It is a second generation multifocal lens. The side effects from the Array which were mainly halos at night have been reduced through a redistribution of light at night plus some other changes. All multifocal lens give you halos or some visual symptoms due to defocused images. Even monofocal lenses can give you halos or edge disturbances. The technology keeps getting better. The ReZoom just has not been advertised as much but your results are becoming more of the norm which is enlightening.

[Allright22]

I am 51 years old, and quickly developed catarcts in both eyes.  I have worn glasses since a teenager.  I had the ReZoom multifocal implant surgery in my left eye just before Thanksgiving.  The procedure was uneventful, and to my delight I was tested 20/20 the following day.  What a difference!  Since then, I have not been wearing glasses as I wait for my right eye surgery scheduled for early January.  My brain is still 'learning' reading distance with the lense but middle and far distance is just perfect. I experience halos during night driving, but this is very minor.  I wanted to share my positive results with the ReZoom implant, and I can't wait to get the right eye corrected as well.

[eyecu]

You can always look at a lens exchange. Plus, there are more treatments on the market for dry eye such as Restasis. Don't give up as you can search deeper for an answer. lasik can also cause dry eye. Besides drops there is flaxseed oil and another pill you can take. Do not go around being unhappy until you have exhausted your resources.

[casn]

Had Crystalens surgery in July.  Still not happy.  Have great distance, middle and closeup vision in one eye, but have "fuzz" for distance in the second.  Had laser surgery two months ago to correct the problem.  Didn't help.  Only picked up a "floater".  Will have LASIK in a couple of months.  Two friends have had this procedure.  One uses eye drops constantly due to dryness and wears glasses.  Her vision is slowly improving.  The other friend refuses to have the second eye done since she isn't satisfied with the first.  We had different doctors but were told it might take up to a year to get 20/20.  So far, it isn't worth the money.  We don't work, but would not have been able to hold down jobs after Crystalens.  You don't wake up the next morning with perfect vision.  I'm not sure I'd do it again, but I have two friends that wouldn't.

[eyecu]

I would say that eye guy is on the money. This has been fun to read. The good news is that you have a lot of choices and more on the way. The Crystalens in the only true accomodating lens. It uses a single focus lens which will not give you the other images being defocused such as the Array, ReZoom and ReStor so you cut down on the halo effect. But with large pupils at night and a 4-4.5mm optic you could experience some. It works by moving back and forth. The problem can be, that over time with capsular changes it might not move back and forth as well and you can end up with decreased near vision. But you will have great distance and possibly intermediate. The ReStor gives you great near with a 4.0 diopter ad but no light goes to intermediate and there is a loss of light due to diffractive optics so it can cut down on contrast. The yellow lens deal is really debatable and there is no proof to the claims. In fact you can go the Federal Register and find out that they were turned down for New Technology IOL claims because it cannot be proven. There is also a feeling that yellow lenses cut down on blue light which furthers contrast loss at night. If that is the case, buy some blue blocker glasses and wear them during the day and take them off at night when you do not need them. There are also some debates on color perception and there are patients who have one in each eye and can tell the difference. Younger ones more than older ones.

At 43, you can surely wait. The Tecnis multifocal lens is under study in the US now and is one of the most preferred lenses in Europe at this point. The ReZoom is gaining in popularity as it is an improvement over the Array lens. Spectacle independance has just about doubled from the Array. This is due to a refocus of light at night to distance so the halo effect is minimized. With the Array, surgeons shot for a plus .50 correction to minimize halo. WIth the ReZoom, they are shooting closer to plano since they are not as worried about the halo effect so the near results are much better. There are some other changes which have enhanced performance.

You will get different opinions from many people but that is why you talk to more than one, research it and make your decision. You will find happy and unhappy people with all types of lenses, even monofocal lenses.

Go to www.tecnisiol.com and www.visioninfocus.com for the AMO lenses.

The bottom line is to research it and try to decipher and assimilate all of the informaion which is what you are doing. My father has the Array lenses and loves them. An eye doc in Houston has the Array lenses in his own eyes and so does one in Austin and he is a pilot as well.

Good luck.

[gigi102]

Had the crystalens implanted, and found wonderful results at the beginning, great distance vision, after the second implant, seem to lose distance but gain reading, and a film developing in first implant, may need laser surgery, anyone else having these problems?