The Vision of the Future is Here

 As a technician in the ophthalmology field for 30 years, I have seen some AMAZING technological advancements during my time. From improved equipment to customized surgeries, the benefits for our patients have grown exponentially. 
 Back in the "late 1900's", there were no special lens implant options for patients having cataract surgery. They received a standard, mono-focal lens implant, and generally still needed to wear glasses or contact lenses. Throughout the years, advancements like astigmatism correction and multi-focal lens implants have been added. These gave our patients the opportunity to be involved with determining their visual outcomes post-operatively, often resulting in no glasses or contact lenses. 
 The most recent addition to our lens implant options is the Light Adjustable Lens. This technology sounds like it belongs in a futuristic science fiction book or movie, but the reality is that it's available now! With the Light Adjustable Lens, we can now customize our patient's vision after  cataract surgery. Within weeks of surgery, we adjust and preview vision based on our patient's personal desires and lifestyle requirements, and then perform customized light treatments to the lens to correct any residual prescription. This optimization is done by Dr. Hummel after lens implantation through a series of office-based light treatment procedures that take only a few minutes each. After our patient is happy with the visual outcome, the vision is "locked in" with a final light treatment. 
 I am proud to be a part of this amazing field of medicine, with the ever-changing opportunities available for our patients to be actively involved with their visual outcomes.