Basic Monofocal Lens
With single-vision lens implants, there is a very high likelihood that you will need glasses for most near-vision activities after surgery, even if you do not wear near-vision glasses before surgery. These activities include such things as reading, applying makeup, shaving, sewing, reading your watch, dialing a cell phone, and baiting fish-hooks. Medicare and most private insurance carriers will pay 80% of your cataract surgery and the monofocal lens. This is considered basic coverage.
Acrysof® Toric Lens
The Acrysof® Toric lens is specifically designed to address those who have a significant amount of astigmatism. In years past, cataract surgery removed the cataract, but a patient with high astigmatism still required glasses for near and distance vision. The design of the Acrysof® Toric lens makes it possible to
reduce or eliminate astigmatism and significantly improve uncorrected distance vision. There is an additional cost for this lens implant and this cost is not reimbursed by insurance plans.
Acrysof® ReSTOR® Lens
New technology implants, such as Acrysof® ReSTOR®, are designed to provide a full range of vision--near, far and everything in between. Medicare and private insurance provide basic coverage and allow you to pay for the upgrade, if you choose to do so. Based on FDA clinical data, 80% of patients never need glasses again for any activities. Those who do need glasses use them only for very specific tasks. The goal of the ReSTOR®
lens is to allow you to live a spectacle-free life, to see things near and far without glasses. There is an additional cost for this technology and this cost is
not reimbursed by insurance plans.
