Our surgeons are the first in Maine to offer the advanced lens technology of the Crystalens^® accommodating lens. The ReSTOR and ReZoom multifocal lenses are also available here at Eyecare Medical Group.

Crystalens is an option for patients to consider who are planning to have cataract surgery. Crystalens can be implanted as part of cataract surgery, following the removal of the cataract. Talk with your EMG doctor about whether you may be a candidate for Crystalens. Crystalens is an advanced focusing implantable lens that can help you see clearly far away, at arms length, and up close–without being dependent on glasses or contact lenses.

Enjoying life to the fullest means being in contact with your surroundings–and that requires constantly changing focus to accommodate our everyday activities–at far distances, at arm’s length or up close. As we grow older, our ability to continually change focus begins to diminish as the normally clear and flexible crystaline lens in your eyes becomes rigid and hazy. Over time, as the crystaline lens actually becomes cloudy, it may form a cataract. Crystalens, technically, is an accommodative intraocular lens which is used to replace the natural lens when it has stiffened and limited your ability to focus effectively. Limited focusing ability means that you gradually lose the ability to see things at distance-at arms length or up close-without using either reading glasses, bifocals, or trifocals.

Crystalens is able to restore your eye's natural focusing ability by using a lens design that mimics the way the natural lens flexes and focuses. Crystalens is implanted in the identical manner as other intraocular lenses. It can be implanted after the removal of the crystaline lens using the same technique as modern cataract surgery. This means your surgery can be performed on an outpatient basis and that you can resume your normal work and recreational activities within a couple of days.