Intraocular Lenses- IOL's

An intraocular lens (IOL) implant is an acrylic replacement for your eye’s natural lens and takes over the image-focusing function in your eye. The IOL, just like the natural lens, focuses light inside the eye.
IOLs are able to correct a wider range of vision problems than any other vision correction surgery. They can be used to correct myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia (the difficulty focusing up close that starts around age 40). However, an IOL is most commonly used for vision correction as part of cataract surgery or Refractive Lens Exchange.
An IOL is approximately 1/3 the size of a dime. It is circular in the center and has arms called “haptics” on either side which hold it in place.