Benefits of Cataract Surgery With Multifocal Lenses

When suffering from cataracts, surgery is often the only way to improve your vision if the cataracts are advanced. However, when the cloudy lens in your eye gets replaced with an artificial one, you can choose between monofocal and multifocal artificial lenses.

Monofocal lenses are similar to regular glasses; they can help you see clearly at a distance or up close. With multifocal lenses, all your vision needs get accounted for, whether it's blurry vision at a distance or inability to focus when reading, knitting, or similar activities. These lenses are customized to your needs and, in most cases, remove the need for glasses for people.

At Beeve Vision Care Center, our expert, Dr. Scott Beeve, explains the benefits of multifocal lenses.

Excellent intermediate vision

Intermediate vision is the distance between you and your computer screen, the cooking, and the dashboard. Monofocal lenses often leave this range blurry, as they focus on distance or close vision.

Tecnis Multifocal intraocular lens (IOL), a multifocal lens used by Dr. Beeve bridges this gap, ensuring that typical daily tasks at arm's length are clear and comfortable.

Brighter colors and better depth perception

Beyond just improving sight, these lenses often lead to an overall enhancement of visual quality. Many report seeing brighter colors and having better depth perception than they had with a standard lens or their old, cloudy natural lens.

Long-term convenience

Multifocal lenses are a permanent solution. They are maintenance-free, require no upkeep, and eliminate the ongoing cost and hassle associated with constantly updating prescriptions, buying new glasses, or dealing with contact lens solutions. You don’t have to worry about breaking them or misplacing them either. 

Learn more about multifocal lenses

Getting multifocal lenses is surprisingly simple. The surgical technique used for implanting a multifocal lens is the same safe, minimally invasive procedure used for a standard lens. The surgery is typically quick, and the recovery timeline is rapid. 

Most patients experience dramatically improved vision within the first 24 to 48 hours and can often resume many normal, light activities within the first few days.

If your cataracts are bothersome or lower your quality of life, we can help. Contact us to schedule an appointment at our Glendale, California, office today if you are thinking about getting them removed. Dr. Beeve examines patients' eyes and discusses various lens types to choose from, offering the best course of action to improve your vision.