Alcon 1 piece Acrysof Mono

[dan2233]

Alcons 1 piece mono IOL looks like it has a yellow tint to it.Do they make the same model without a tint??
Also have any of the Docs here used the Tecnis 1 piece mono and the Tecnis 3 piece mono 9003...??
What is you experience installing these?? Please elaborate.
And have you heard of new mono lenses coming in 2013 that look promising??

[dan2233]

I will be considering it.... but I thnk IOL technology is going to be much better in a few years. It would be good to be able to explant the lense I choose also.Thats if in 3 years there is a fantastic lense that comes along.

btw  you really have to do a lot of homework when you are considering a permanent implant of any kind.You owe it to yourself. And I owe it to me for sure.

[Craig10x]

You might find this interesting...this is from the Alcon website (the makers of the Acrysof iol lens...this is what i have (the IQ with UV and Blue Light filtering) and as i said before, i get no sense of a tint in my view...i am very color sensitive and all colors look very natural to me with the lens):

The AcrySof IQ IOL is an aspheric lens that is designed to reduce spherical aberration and has been shown to improve night driving performance versus a conventional spherical IOL. In order to gain inclusion in the NTIOL category, AcrySof IQ demonstrated the same or greater clinical benefit as the lens that established the NTIOL subset.

All currently available artificial lenses filter UV light, but the AcrySof  IQ IOL filters both UV and blue light. The AcrySof  IQ lens is transparent yellow -- the color necessary to filter blue light. The patented yellow tint does not alter the natural colors of the things you see or the quality of your vision.

The AcrySof  IQ IOL is designed to conform to the natural shape of the lens capsule. This helps it stay stable and centered in the eye. But what makes the AcrySof  IQ IOL unique is its ability to filter blue light.

"We are pleased that CMS has recognized the clinical advantages that patients gain from this advanced lens technology versus conventional IOL implants," said Kevin Buehler, senior vice president, United States and chief marketing officer. "Studies have shown that by reducing spherical aberration, the AcrySof IQ IOL enhances image quality and improves contrast sensitivity."

[Craig10x]

Why does the idea of a uv filter bother you so much? It's a GOOD thing to have, and again i have had my iol implant for 1 1/2 years now and i don't get any sense of a "tint" in my vision, in fact, if anything lighting looks even better then it did prior to cataracts and when i use to wear glasses...

UV light is very bad for the eyes, it's good to have something that filters it out...

[JodieJ]

You will want a surgeon who is experienced with the lens being used.  I think that this is more important than the lens.

[dan2233]

but if you look at the 1 piece Tecnis and the 9003 3 piece Tecnis you dont notice any tint...you definitely notice on the Acrysoft.
Baush and Lomb
has the newer EnVista 1 piece that is blue. It btw looks to be a good 1 piece design though you dont hear much about it. But I dont like BL overall.
Definitely not the Akreos with 4 haptics. Thats 2 too many I think and its problems are documented. I am a 3 diopter myope with .50 cylinder. Both.
I am leaning toward the 9003. But it is an older design.

[Craig10x]

Correct...i would say i do not notice any tint at all...but i can also tell you that i do great in strong sunlight, in the rather blaring light that you find in shopping malls, and night time vision is fine...so, to be honest, i don't see any "downside" to it, only pluses...Of course, i am speaking specifically to that lens and that type of tint, since that is what i have...