Patient Testimonials
Vision That’s Worth a Thousand Words.
The AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® lens’ greatest benefits are best described by the cataract patients who have had them implanted. If you suffer from cataracts, you may share many of the same problems that these people mention when discussing life before cataract surgery. Now, with the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® IOL, they each enjoy very real benefits and a new perspective on life – one you can see in their faces and hear in their voices.
Richard, Florida
“One of the things that was important to me was the ability to read, and my eye doctor explained to me that if the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® lens was implanted, then I would not need glasses to read. So that’s what I chose… And guess what? I don’t need glasses to read! Nor do I need glasses to see far away…”
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“My eye doctor ran some tests at his office and told me I had cataracts – one in each eye. Surgery, he said, would be the best option. He explained the whole procedure to me, told me what I could look forward to, gave me some options. The surgery itself took about 10 minutes, I think. By the time I had the second eye done, the first eye was just about perfect.
He said there are two primary kinds of lenses. With one, I would still have to wear glasses to read. And with the other, I wouldn’t.
One of the things that was important to me was the ability to read, and my eye doctor explained to me that if the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® lens was implanted, then I would not need glasses to read. So that’s what I chose… And guess what? I don’t need glasses to read! Nor do I need glasses to see far away…”*
*Individual results may vary.
Betty Ann, Tennessee
“The recovery process with the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® lens was amazing: After I had the second eye surgery, I was like a six-year-old child who had just learned to read. I was reading every sign that I couldn’t see before. It was wonderful!”
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“I’m on the computer a lot at work, but I started to have a problem seeing. I would prop my computer up in the back, sit as high as I could, but I still had to sit inches away from it – even with my glasses on.
The recovery process with the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® lens was amazing: After I had the second eye surgery, I was bad – I took the pad off my eye and drove myself to the doctor – and I was like a six-year-old child who had just learned to read. I was reading every sign that I couldn’t see before. It was wonderful! I was so hyped up by the time I got there.
It’s a freeing thing: to go swimming in the ocean, to go fishing and take the fishhook off… It has affected my life, personally, in every way you can imagine. I never expected to be able to see everything as well as I do – and all without glasses. I don’t even own any. They’re like new eyes.
It’s a shame to go through life, not being able to see well, when this lens is available. The news really needs to get out: The AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® lens has restored my eyesight!”*
*Individual results may vary.
Rebecca, Tennessee
"After surgery with the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® lens, I see everything! I see all the lint in the house. If something’s dirty or dusty, I can see it. I realize now, how much I was missing before I had my surgery...”
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“Everything was blurry. My eyes hurt, just from being sensitive to light. We found out through my eye doctor’s tests that I had cataracts in both eyes.
I had trouble seeing road signs. I would drive right up to a road before seeing the sign to know to turn there. I just couldn’t focus. When I realized my eyesight was not what it should’ve been, I was actually afraid that I was losing my sight.
After surgery with the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® lens, I see everything! I see all the lint in the house. If something’s dirty or dusty, I can see it. I realize now, how much I was missing before I had my surgery...”*
*Individual results may vary.
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