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CATARACTS

UNDERSTANDING CATARACT SURGERY

Take a closer look at the cataract surgery steps. Cataract surgery is one of the safest, most common, and most effective procedures performed today.*

Cataract Removal

Through a tiny incision, the surgeon removes your clouded lens.

Lens Insertion

The surgeon replaces your original lens with an intraocular lens.

Vision Renewed

The Clareon® intraocular lens allows you to see things differently.

It’s important to discuss your intraocular lens options with Dr. Welch prior to surgery to ensure you get the lens most suited to your needs.

There are lens options.

Have you or someone you love been diagnosed with cataracts? When it comes to vision surgery, you have options. The type of intraocular cataract replacement lens you choose should align to the kind of vision you want after cataract surgery.

THE CLAREON® COLLECTION

Learn more about the cataract replacement lens that may be right for you.

Clareon® PanOptix®

The first and only trifocal lens available in the United States. Enjoy a full range of vision and exceptional clarity without glasses.1,2

Clareon® Vivity®

Allows you to see clearly at far and intermediate distances. You may require glasses for reading small print.3

Clareon® Toric

Provides clear distance vision while correcting astigmatism. You may need glasses for clear near and intermediate vision.4

Clareon® Monofocal

Provides distance vision clarity. You may need glasses for near & intermediate vision. If you have astigmatism, you may need glasses at all distances.5

COMPARING THE CLAREON® COLLECTION

Discuss your intraocular lens options with your surgeon to ensure you receive the lens most suited to your needs. How glasses-free would you like to be?

COMPARING THE CLAREON® COLLECTION

Know your options.

Presbyopia-Correcting Lenses
Presbyopia-Correcting cataract replacement lenses help reduce the need for glasses at all distances.1-3
Your options include:

Monofocal Lens
Monofocal lenses are standard cataract replacement lenses that provide exceptional clarity for distance vision.4-6 They can also correct astigmatism.4
Your options include:

See Things Differently

Start your journey toward a future without cataracts. Discuss your intraocular lens options with Dr. Welch to ensure you receive the lens most suited to your needs. How glasses-free would you like to be?

 

IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION – CLAREON® FAMILY OF IOLS

CAUTION: Restricted by law to sale by or on the order of a physician.

DESCRIPTION: The Clareon® Family of Lenses are artificial lenses implanted in the eye of adult patients following cataract surgery. The Clareon® Aspheric Hydrophobic Acrylic IOLs are designed to allow for clear distance vision. However, you will likely still need glasses for reading and for distance vision particularly if you already have astigmatism. The Clareon® PanOptix® Trifocal Hydrophobic IOL is a type of multifocal lens (sometimes called “presbyopia-correcting IOL”) designed to allow for clear distance, intermediate, and near vision with the potential to be more independent of the need to use glasses for daily tasks. The Clareon® Vivity® Extended Vision Hydrophobic Posterior Chamber IOL provides clear distance vision, and better intermediate and some near vision compared to a monofocal IOL. The Clareon® Aspheric Toric, Clareon® PanOptix® Toric, and Clareon® Vivity® Toric IOLs are also designed to correct pre-existing corneal astigmatism, which is the inability of the eye to focus clearly at any distance because of difference curvatures on the cornea, and provide distance vision.

WARNINGS / PRECAUTIONS: You may experience and need to contact your eye doctor immediately if you have any of the following symptoms after cataract surgery: itching, redness, watering of your eye, sensitivity to light. The safety and effectiveness of these IOLs have not been established in patients with eye conditions, such as an increase in eye pressure (glaucoma) or complications of diabetes in the eye (diabetic retinopathy). As with any surgical procedure, there are risks involved. These risks may include but are not limited to infection, damage to the lining of the cornea, the retinal layer which lines the inside back wall of your eye may become separated from the tissue next to it (retinal detachment), inflammation or swelling inside or outside the eye, damage to the iris (the colored diaphragm around the pupil), or an increase in eye pressure that cannot be controlled by medicine and secondary surgical procedure. There is a possibility that the IOL may be placed incorrectly or could move within the eye. This may result in less improvement or a reduction in vision, or it may cause visual symptoms. The Clareon® Aspheric Toric, Clareon® PanOptix® Toric, and Clareon® Vivity® Toric IOLs correct astigmatism only when placed in the correct position in the eye. There is a possibility that these Toric IOLs could be placed incorrectly or could move within the eye. This may result in less improvement or a reduction in vision because your astigmatism has not been fully corrected, or it may cause visual symptoms. With the Clareon® PanOptix® and Clareon® Vivity® IOLs, there may be a loss of sharpness of your vision that may become worse in dim light or in foggy conditions. There is also a possibility that you may have some visual effects such as rings or circles (halos) around lights at night. You may also have trouble seeing street signs due to bright lights or glare from oncoming headlights.

ATTENTION: As with any surgical procedure, there are risks involved. Prior to surgery, ask your eye doctor to provide you with the Patient Information Brochure for the lens to be implanted. This Brochure which will inform you of the risks and benefits associated with the IOL. Discuss any questions about possible risks and benefits associated with your eye doctor.

 

REFERENCES:

1. Clareon® PanOptix® Trifocal Hydrophobic Acrylic IOL Model CNWTT0 2021 Directions for Use.
2. Zhu D, Ren S, Mills K, Hull J, Dhariwal M. Rate of Complete Spectacle Independence with a Trifocal Intraocular Lens: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Ophthalmol Ther. 2023;12(2):1157-1171.
3. Clareon® Vivity® Extended Vision Hydrophobic IOL (CNWET0) Directions for Use – USA.
4. Clareon® Toric Directions for Use.
5. Lehmann R, Maxwell A, Lubeck DM, Fong R, Walters TR, Fakadej A. Effectiveness and Safety of the Clareon Monofocal Intraocular Lens: Outcomes from a 12-Month Single-Arm Clinical Study in a Large Sample. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021;15:1647-1657. Published 2021 Apr 20.
6. Werner L, Thatthamla I, Ong M, et al. Evaluation of clarity characteristics in a new hydrophobic acrylic IOL. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2019;45:1490-1497.
*. Davis G. The Evolution of Cataract Surgery. Mo Med. 2016;113(1):58-62.

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