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Cataract surgery

Premium lens options

During cataract surgery your cloudy lens is replaced with a clear implant. The lens you choose decides how much you will rely on glasses afterward, so it is worth a careful conversation.

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Premium lenses for cataract surgery: clearer vision, less dependence on glasses, advanced and safe technology, personalized for you. A lens implant is held up to an eye, above a row of lens implants on display stands.

Compare your lens options

A general guide. Your surgeon will recommend a lens based on your measurements, eye health and how you spend your day.

Monofocal lens
Provides clear distance vision, except in patients with astigmatism. You will need glasses for clear near and intermediate vision.
Simulated view of a café counter, laptop and coffee mug with a monofocal lens If astigmatism is present, glasses may be needed for distance, intermediate and near vision.
Clear distance vision
Toric lens
Provides clear distance vision while correcting astigmatism. You will need glasses for clear near and intermediate vision.
Simulated view of a café counter, laptop and coffee mug with a toric lens
Clear distance vision
Extended depth of focus lensClareon Vivity
Provides clear distance and intermediate vision. Will likely need glasses for near vision.
Simulated view of a café counter, laptop and coffee mug with a extended depth of focus lens
Clear distance vision
Clear intermediate vision
Clear near vision
Trifocal lensClareon PanOptix Pro
Provides full range of vision.
Simulated view of a café counter, laptop and coffee mug with a trifocal lens
Clear distance vision
Clear intermediate vision
Clear near vision
A café counter seen three ways: cloudy with a cataract, sharp only in the distance with a monofocal lens, and clear from the menu board to the laptop to the coffee mug with a Vivity or PanOptix Pro lens
  1. Cataracts Cloudy
  2. Monofocal and Monofocal Toric Lens Distance only
  3. Clareon® Vivity® and PanOptix® Pro Lenses Distance, intermediate and functional near vision
  • Clear vision far away Spot a familiar face, drive a car, watch TV
  • Clear vision at arm’s length Use a computer, read a menu, see in a mirror
  • Functional vision up close Tend a garden, play games, take a picture
LensDistanceComputerReadingNight halosBest for
Standard monofocal ClearGlassesGlassesFewest halos Patients happy to wear glasses for reading and computer work. Covered by Medicare and most insurance.
Toric ClearGlassesGlassesFewest halos Patients with astigmatism who want sharp distance vision without glasses.
Clareon Vivity ClearClearFunctionalHalos uncommon Active patients who want distance and computer vision free of glasses and do not mind readers for fine print.
Clareon PanOptix Pro ClearClearClearSome halos, often fade Patients who want the most freedom from glasses at every distance.

Femto LASER cataract surgery

The LenSx femtosecond LASER makes the incisions, opens the lens capsule and softens the cataract with computer-guided precision. It pairs well with premium lenses, where exact centering matters most.

About femto surgery

ORA measurements during surgery

ORA measures your eye after the cataract is removed, so your surgeon can confirm the lens power and alignment before you leave the operating room.

About ORA

What about cost?

Medicare and most insurance plans cover standard cataract surgery. Premium lenses and femto LASER surgery carry an added out-of-pocket cost, which our staff will go over with you before surgery.

Surgicare of Lake Charles

Where your surgery happens

Our surgeons operate at Surgicare of Lake Charles, the 2024 People’s Choice Best Surgery Center. You go home the same day.

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Ready when you are.

Call the office to schedule an exam or a surgical consultation. New patients are welcome.

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