The World's first and only lens that can be adjusted to your lifestyle AFTER cataract surgery.

How Is the Light Adjustable Lens™ Different From Other Intraocular Lens Options?

• The first and only adjustable intraocular lens (IOL) that allows your physician to customize your vision after your cataract surgery
• Patients who received the Light Adjustable Lens followed by adjustments were twice as likely to achieve 20/20 vision at 6 months without glasses as those who received a standard monofocal IOL
• The cataract removal and IOL implantation procedure is the same as if you selected a non-adjustable IOL
• The Light Adjustable Lens is made of a special photosensitive material that changes the shape and power of your implanted lens in response to ultraviolet (UV) light
• You will have the unique ability to preview and compare possible vision outcomes based on your preferences and lifestyle requirements
• Light treatments that precisely reshape your implanted lens are delivered in your doctor’s office to adjust your vision to the desired target
• Light treatments are painless, non-invasive, and last approximately 90 seconds
• You may need 2 to 4 total light treatments over a period of 1 to 2 weeks to reach your vision goals

You will need to wear special UV protective glasses during all waking hours (from the time of lens implantation until after the last light treatment is completed) to prevent exposure to indoor and outdoor sources of UV light that can cause uncontrolled changes to the Light Adjustable Lens.

How Will The Light Adjustable Lens Affect My Astigmatism?

Astigmatism can be corrected at the time of cataract surgery with the Light Adjustable Lens.

What Is Unique About The Light Adjustable Lens?

The Light Adjustable Lens brings a new level of accuracy that other lenses don’t. With the technology used during the light treatments, you can have your vision adjusted to your precise prescription. This is more accurate than the prescription that your eye doctor measures before you have your cataracts removed.

Once your eye has healed, you return to your eye doctor to have your vision tested. During this visit you will be able to preview and compare possible vision outcomes based on your unique preferences and lifestyle requirements before selecting a prescription for your adjustable lens. Your doctor will then apply a proprietary light treatment that precisely reshapes your implanted lens based on the visual correction that is needed to target your custom prescription. You may need 3 to 5 total light treatments to reach your vision goals.

How Do I Find Out if I Am a Candidate for the Light Adjustable Lens?

In order to find out if the Light Adjustable Lens is right for you, you will need to schedule an appointment at Shipp & Wooten Eye Center.