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Toric Lens
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| What would it be like to say goodbye to both cataracts and astigmatism at the same time? |
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Call 410-848-0020
to schedule an appointment today!
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| Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:53 pm |
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... at The Center for Total Eye Care.
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Toric Lens Implant |
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A better option for quality distance vision
The Acrysof® Toric lens is a foldable, single-piece lens that an eye surgeon implants during cataract surgery to replace the clouded lens. The unique design of the Toric IOL makes it possible to reduce or eliminate corneal astigmatism and significantly improve uncorrected distance vision. AcrySof® Toric lens provides quality distance vision, independent of eyeglasses and contact lenses.
What are your options for correcting astigmatism?
If you depend upon eyeglasses, you may have experienced the inconvenience of not being able to find you glasses when you really need them. Eyeglasses are easily lost or damaged, expensive to replace, and inconvenient to clean and maintain. The more active you are, the more eyeglasses interfere with your lifestyle by complicating your participation in daily and recreational activities.
Many people do not like the "look" of glasses and prefer another type of vision correction such as contact lenses. "Toric" contact lenses designed to correct astigmatism are an option; however, some users find them uncomfortable and experience difficulty in adjusting to wearing them.
There are several surgical options your surgeon may choose to treat astigmatism, such as LASIK laser vision correction, astigmatic keratotomy (AK), or limbal relaxing incisions (LRI). However if you are planning to have surgery to remove a cataract, you now have an additional option... an implantable lens that makes it possible to treat the cataract and correct the corneal astigmatism at the same time. |
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