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Until recently, life without reading glasses or bifocals was not an option for most cataract patients.

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in your eye. As light passes through the cataractous lens, it is diffused or scattered. The result is blurred or defocused vision.

How does the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL work?

As the eye performs daily activities such as reading, watching television or working at the computer, the eye constantly focuses on objects at varying distances, up close, far away and everything in-between. The ability to quickly change focus throughout this range of vision is called accommodation. This is the eye's ability to change shape to focus on objects at various distances.

Apodization: The gradual reduction or blending of the diffractive step heights. The application of apodization to intraocular lenses is a patented process by Alcon and can only be found in the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL.

Apodized Diffractive
Apodization is the gradual tapering of the diffractive steps from the center to the outside edge of a lens to create a smooth transition of light between the distance, intermediate and near focal points. Diffraction involves the bending or spreading of light to multiple focal points as it passes through the lens. On the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL, the center of the lens surface consists of an apodized diffractive optic. This means that the series of tiny steps in that center area work together to focus light for near vision.

Near vision: Refers to focal points that are typically 16 inches or closer to your eyes. This is also known as "reading vision." Items that typically fall within the near range of vision are books, newspapers, and medicine bottles.

Refractive Corrections
Refraction: Redirection of light rays as they pass through the lens.