Cataracts and astigmatism are common vision conditions that impact your overall quality of vision in the healthy eye. The eye's natural lens focuses light and helps you see people and objects at varying distances. When you have a cataract, the lens in your eye stiffens and hardens resulting in blurry cloudy vision.
If you have astigmatism, your eye is more oval-shaped than round. As a result, when light enters the eye it bends more in one direction than the other which makes objects look blurry or distorted.
When you have cataract surgery the natural lens is removed and an intraocular lens or IOL is implanted into your eye.
Standard IOLs are designed to help restore your vision but will not treat your astigmatism. Unlike standard IOLs, enVista® Toric IOL treats cataracts and astigmatism at the same time. The enVista® Toric IOL is custom selected for your degree of astigmatism and then is precisely aligned to the unique shape of your eye. The end result is sharp clear vision and astigmatism correction in one procedure.
After surgery, many enVista® Toric IOL patients feel more comfortable doing more of their favorite activities. In many cases, cataract surgery may reduce the need for eyeglasses. For example, 94.5 percent of enVista® Toric IOL patients saw well enough to pass a driver's license vision test without glasses.
Ask your doctor if the enVista® Toric IOL is right for you.
Are you ready to start seeing more and living better without depending on glasses or contacts?
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