Many people are familiar with ICL, but may not know much about multi-focal IOLs.
Recently, the awareness of ICL are increasing, people of all ages are coming to the clinic.
We will propose the suitable advice for each individual.
For patients who come to our clinic wishing for ICL, we may sometimes recommend IPCL, EVOviva or multi-focal IOL.
This column we will introduce multi-focal IOL.

What is an IOL (Intra Ocular Lens)?
The artificial lenses inserted into your eyes to replace the cloudy lens in the cataract surgery.

●The types of IOL︎●

There are different types of IOLs, you can choose it depend on your lifestyle and needs.

① Monofocal IOL

• ・Features:the type focus on either close or far distance
• ・Merit: covered by insurance and has stable optical performance
• ・Caution: Because the focus can only be adjusted on one distance, if the focus is on far distance, the reading glasses will be needed when seeing near distance. If the focus is on close distance, the glasses will be needed when seeing far distance.
• ・Suitable for: people who want to see either far or close distance more clearly.

② Multi-focal IOL

• ・Features: the lenses focus on far・middle・close distances, which can eliminate cataracts and presbyopia at the same time.
• ・Merit: decrease the frequency of using glasses.
• ・Cautions: You may experience halos and glares at night. This does not mean you will be totally no need to wear glasses.
• ・Suitable for: people who don’t want to live with glasses, and live with an active lifestyle.

●The IOL used in our clinic ●

Our clinic use three types of multi-focal lenses. For the more detailed information, please check our cataracts page from our homepage.
(ICL Clinic KITTE Osaka will be opening soon)

Most of multi-focal IOL lenses are elective treatment, which are more expensive than those covered by insurance.

Recently, the number of selected medical treatments which are offering multi-focal lenses are increasing, even in the insurance-covered medical field. Please note that the lenses are limited in the selected medical treatment.

In addition to five IOLs, which is the most multi-focal lenses in our clinic. We also uses a laser to create a slit in the crystalline lens to create a space for the lens. By using a laser, we can create a uniform, ideal round hole with greater precision than by hand. One of the benefits is that by creating it precisely, we can maximize the effect of the multifocal lens.

For people who are interested in cataract surgery, please come to the clinic and consult with us.