Accommodative Intraocular Lens (IOL)

Youthful. Energetic. Vibrant.

Imagine being able to see your world as well as you did when you were younger, without the help of glasses or contact lenses. Being seen the way you want people to see you-YOUTHFUL, without readers hanging off your neck or the end of your nose.

Being able to see the way you want to see. Near, far and all distances in between. Seamlessly. Effortlessly. Naturally. Never missing a child’s smile, the sparkle of a diamond, a cloud that looks like a face, an important plot twist in a mystery novel.  Seeing your newsprint, your computer screen, your watch, your dashboard, items on grocery shelves, your golf ball on the tee as well as flying down the fairway, and driving down the highway with equal clarity--all without glasses.  Imagine a way to do it. Through your own eyes. Imagine all the possibilities. Imagine ACCOMMODATIVE IOL's.

What is an Accomodative IOL?

An Accommodative IOL is a human lens replacement implant that works naturally with your eyes’ muscles to give you the quality of vision you enjoyed when you were younger. The revolutionary design element that makes Sebastion  Florida Crystalens the state-of-the-art replacement lens are “hinges” which are designed to allow the lens to move, or accommodate to focus on objects near, far and all distances in-between seamlessly.

Unlike old-style fixed focus lenses, which don't move, and can therefore only focus at a specific range, Crystalens has the ability to move, thus focusing as your eye’s natural lens does.  Dr's Monnett and Steinwand will take exceptionally precise measurements to insure the correct power selection.

The Accomodative IOL Procedure

The medical procedure to implant the ACCOMMODATIVE IOL's is the same safe, proven elective lens replacement surgery or cataract surgery performed annually on over 7 million eyes globally. Over 65 million procedures have been done in the US in the last 25 years.

Performed in our Medicare and State Certified and State-of-the-Art outpatient surgical facility, the actual surgery takes less than twenty minutes. In a pain free procedure, we will place a few numbing drops in your eye (instead of needle injections still used in many centers), then use an ultrasonic probe to remove the cloudy lens from your eye. The IOL is then gently placed where your original lens used to be.

Once surgery is complete, we will place additional drops in your eye to prevent infection and decrease inflammation. Because the opening into the eye is so small, it heals quickly on its own, without any need for stitches. We call this our NO NEEDLE, NO STITCH, NO PATCH, INSTANT SIGHT CATARACT SURGERY since no stitches are needed, and since vision is never put to sleep for several hours as they are with injections, the vision is instant and no patches are required.

Why we've chosen to invest in ACCOMMODATIVE IOL's for our Sebastian Florida clinic:

The Sebastian Accommodative IOL's offer significant advantages over other kinds of lens implants and corrective lenses.

• Standard (single vision) lens implants don’t have the ability to provide a full range of vision. Most people who have single vision lens implants MUST wear glasses for at least middle and near vision--in fact my own parents required full bifocals after I performed their surgeries over 15 years ago.
• These IOL's have the unique ability to focus on objects at varying distances using the eye’s natural muscle. This means they can provide sharper vision, without corrective lenses, throughout a full range of vision from near to far and everything in between.
• The FDA one-year clinical study results indicate that 92% of the people enrolled in the study (implanted bilaterally) could see 20/25 or better at distance, 96% could see 20/20 at arm’s length and 73% could see 20/25 at near without glasses or contact lenses. What is more exciting is that 98% of these people could pass their drivers test, 100% could see their computer or put on their makeup, and 98% could read a magazine, all without glasses or contact lenses. Also, your ability to see at approximately arm’s length (middle vision) will be greatly enhanced with the Crystalens.
• With Accommodative IOL's, the quality of vision compared to wearing bifocals and/or trifocals is significantly improved. You’ll have a full range of vision, without having to tilt your head to find that portion of your glasses that allows you to see clearly. You simply look at something and the IOL, mimicking the natural focusing ability of your eye, will automatically focus your eye at near, arm’s length, or distance.

Monnett Eye & Surgery Center located in Sebastian Florida, along Florida East Central Coast, between Indian River and Brevard counties, and serving the Space Coast and Treasure Coast, will be glad to answer any questions you have about the Crystalens™. We encourage you to call the office now to make an appointmentt for a full Crystalens evaluation.  Also available are appointments for a FREE SCREENING, to screen only, for Cataracts, Glaucoma, and Crystalens candidacy, or you can sign up for our next FREE SEMINAR.  Or if you just want to find out more for yourself, you can request additional information to learn more about this exciting procedure.