AcrySof(R) CACHET(TM) Phakic Lens

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Introducing vision that focuses on you

If you’re looking for a way to enjoy freedom from glasses and contact lenses, a new outlook may be closer than you think.

Glossary

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Awaken to a new view

A new opportunity for clear distance vision.

If you have moderate to high nearsightedness, you know that it affects more than your vision. Dealing with glasses or contacts can affect your productivity, your confidence, even your enjoyment of life. LASIK is one way to correct nearsightedness, but it’s not for everyone. You may wonder if there’s some other alternative for freedom from glasses or contacts.

Thankfully, now you do have options for improved distance vision – and an opportunity for a whole new view on life! Imagine: No more lenses to clean. No more frames concealing your eyes. No more wondering whether your glasses or contacts held you back during that key interview, that beach getaway, that first date.

A new outlook is waiting. Your goal of clear distance vision is almost in sight, thanks to phakic lenses, the latest innovative option in vision-correcting technology.

It’s time for vision that focuses on you.

Glossary Entries

LASIK (laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis)

A type of laser vision correction in which a flap is created in the cornea, and a laser reshapes the underlying tissue.

Myopia (Nearsightedness)

The inability to see distant objects as clearly as near objects. Caused by light rays focusing in front of the retina.

Phakic Lens

An artificial lens that works with your natural lens, rather than as a replacement.