The First and Only Lens That Can Be Customized AFTER Cataract Surgery

With traditional intraocular lenses (IOLs), your physician performs measurements before your surgery to select the best IOL to try to achieve your vision goals. Once your surgery is complete and the IOL has been implanted, your physician has limited options to adjust the lens power.

With the RxSight™ Light Adjustable Lens, our team can help you customize your vision after your eye has healed from cataract surgery. This is because the Light Adjustable Lens is made of a special photosensitive material that changes the shape and power of your implanted lens in response to ultraviolet (UV) light. You and your physician will have the unique ability to adjust and preview your vision until it meets your personal desires and lifestyle requirements.

The cataract removal (or refractive lens exchange) and IOL implantation procedure is the same as if you selected a non-adjustable IOL. Then, in the weeks that follow, we will work with you to customize your vision through a series of non-invasive light treatments that take only a few minutes each. Once your vision is adjusted, a final light treatment is used to lock in the results.

• Light treatments that precisely reshape your implanted lens are delivered at Arbor Eyecare’s Sammamish office to adjust your vision to the desired target
• Light treatments are painless, non-invasive, and last approximately 90 seconds
• You will need 3 to 5 total light treatments to complete the process. These are usually scheduled once weekly, starting about one month after your cataract or refractive lens exchange surgery. Your eye(s) will be dilated at each light treatment visit
• You will need to wear special UV protective glasses during all waking hours (from time of lens implantation until after the last light treatment is completed) to prevent exposure to indoor and outdoor sources of UV light that can cause uncontrolled changes to the Light Adjustable Lens