Cataract Implants: Mini monovision reading correction and cataract surgery

Mini Monovision Intraocular Implant (IOL) correction is technique currently popularized with certain presbyopia correcting IOLs. A presbyopia correcting IOL is designed to address the natural loss of reading ability that come with maturity. A Presbyopic patient therefore needs reading glasses.

Mini Monovision has become a recommended pattern of usage by some surgeons with certain versions of premium implants. A web posted reference is:

Managing IOL Expectations

Patients who elect not to have maximal presbyopic IOL correction can still experience the benefits of Mini Monovision. This is particularly true if there are coexisting factors limiting them from having a presbyopia correcting IOL.

A potential enhanced benefit of Mini Monovision surgery is its implementation with aspheric IOLs like the TECNIS® IOL. Aspheric IOLs are designed to reduce the incidence of night vision distortions as demonstrated below.

TECNIS® IOL	Traditional IOL		TECNIS® IOL	Traditional IOL

Traditional intraocular lenses can reinstate distance vision, but they aren’t designed to bring back the balance of youthful eyes. Images may not be as sharp as they could be, and you may be left with the functional vision of a healthy older person, not of a young adult.

Who might be an aspheric Mini Monovision candidate?

• Someone with a visually significant cataract.
• Someone with corneal scaring but not high astigmatism.
• Someone with Macular Degeneration.
• Someone who does not require a high level of presbyopic correction after their cataract surgery.

The TECNIS® is not a presbyopia-correcting IOL but technologically offers superior Mini Monovision night vision in opposition to any of the existing FDA approved presbyopia correcting IOLS.

If night vision is a greater concern for you than presbyopia correction, but you are still interested in having some functional near vision, consider a Mini Monovision evaluation with an aspheric IOL. If you qualify, insurance companies typically approve aspheric IOLS for cataract surgery. In this case, and unlike presbyopia correcting IOL, the surgery can be performed WITHOUT any additional dispensing IOL costs to the patient.

IF YOU ARE ADVISED BY YOUR EYE SURGEON THAT THEY PLAN TO INCORPORATE MINI MONOVISION IN YOUR IMPLANT TREATMENT PLAN ASK ABOUT ASPHERIC IMPLANT OPTIONS AND HOW THEY DIFFER FROM THE IMPLANT OFFERED TO YOU.

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