AcrySof® Cachet™ – seeing clearly all the time – even without glasses

The phakic AcrySof® Cachet™ is the latest form of surgical therapy for average and severe near-sightedness from -6 dpt up to -16.5 dpt. It is a clear and foldable synthetic lens that resembles a contact lens but permanently stays in the eye. Jointly with the natural lens it provides for the light to correctly focus on the retina again.

This provides you with the opportunity of gaining clear sight again - completely without glasses or contact lenses in every condition of life. If presbyopia has already set in you have to go on using reading glasses as you were used to before wearing contact lenses and reading glasses. The AcrySof® Cachet™ implantation in the long run offers a very safe correction option.

What is the course of treatment?

The treatment can be conducted under local anaesthesia. General anaesthetic is not necessary unless you request it.

First, making a small incision, the surgeon opens the cornea along the edge of the iris and injects a gel into the inside of the cornea for its protection. By the means of an injector the AcrySof® Cachet™ is placed and positioned inside the eye. Afterwards the abundant gel is aspirated and the eye is treated antibiotic drops or ointment. Shortly after surgery most of the patients are capable of seeing clearly again without glasses. The visual rehabilitation therefore proceeds significantly faster than after a laser surgical procedure. In support of the healing process your doctor may apply a bandage to your eye, give you and eye patch or a pair of glasses for a short period of time. During the first weeks the eyes may be a little more sensitive to light than usually.

Is the phakic lens suitable for me?

The AcrySof® Cachet™ is suitable

if your near-sightedness of the given dioptre values from -6 dpt to -16.5 dpt can be corrected entirely or for the most part.
for people from the ages of 21 and in case the cornea is in good condition.
if the prescription power of glasses resp. contact lenses has been stable over the course of at least one year.
if your eye meets the corresponding anatomical requirements.
if you are not suited for laser surgery.

This lens should not be implanted

in case you are suffering from chronic eye inflammation (ophthalmitis) or other eye diseases.
during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
in case your cornea does not meet medical requirements e.g. if the density of endothelial cells is lower than necessary.
in certain cases of existing - or post-surgically expectable - astigmatism of over 2.0 dpt cylinder. An additional laser correction procedure can be help with this. – Speak to us about this.