Stahl implants first Crystalens HD

Stahl Implants First Crystalens HD
Lens allows patient to see both near and far

Overland Park, KS, July 10, 2008 -- Jason E. Stahl, MD of Durrie Vision, PA implanted the first Crystal Lens HD approved by the FDA last month. Crystalens accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) was first approved by the FDA in November 2003. The Crystalens HD is the fourth generation of the only FDA approved accommodating lens.

Refractive lens exchange, where the natural lens is removed from the eye and replaced with a synthetic lens because of cataract, has been in practice for decades. The replacement lenses are normally single focus lenses, allowing the patient to see near or far and still requiring vision correction with glasses. The Cystalens HD accommodating lens has been shaped to enhance the depth of focus which is designed to improve near vision without compromising intermediate or distance vision.

“The Crystalens HD is a great option for patients with cataracts or beginning cataracts that also need prespbyopia correction,” says Stahl, who specializes in refractive lens exchange surgery.