No more granny glasses… Today for the first time there is a solution for aging vision. Dr. Sandy T. Feldman, a leading eye surgeon in San Diego, spoke about the latest technology in permanent vision correction when she joined the Good Morning San Diego show on KUSI. The Implantable Contact Lens known as ICLs and the Intraocular Lens  known as  IOL scorrect reading and distance vision. In the past, people had to reach for their granny glasses to read a menu in a restaurant or an article on the computer.

The lens implant technology comes from the surgery to correct cataracts, a clouding of the lens in the eye. The cloudy lens was washed away and replaced with a single focal implantable lens. The advancements in this technology led to the release of permanent synthetic lens implants that can mimic the function of the eye to correct nearsightedness, known as myopia,  and waning reading vision, known as presbyopia.

The lens of our eye works like camera lens reflecting light to the retina so that we can see. Over time the proteins in the lens thicken making it difficult for light to pass through. The result is blurry vision.

Dr. Feldman can clear that blurry vision by implanting an intraocular lens called a multifocal or adjustable lens that not only restores vision, but also improves it. The multifocal lens enables you to see near and far distances. The adjustable IOL, some say, is like having supervision because it flexes like the natural lens in the eye. The lens gives you young vision to be able to drive a car, see distances clearly and read without glasses or contact lenses.

Dr. Feldman, says that as the baby boom generation is aging they are looking for ways to be young again and that is why permanent vision correction especially in the field of implants are on the rise. People are tired of depending on granny glasses to read and now this vision correction surgery not only restores their reading vision but also improves their distance vision. It's a win win in being young again. The act alone of reaching for the granny glasses makes us feel old. These implanted lenses improve the quality of life for Dr. Feldman's patients to enjoy surfing, sailing, scuba diving, golfing, biking and reading again independent of glasses. Dr. Feldman offers a free personal consultation to people wishing for visual freedom.