Overview

The Lifestyle Vision ™ Custom Cataract Surgery program at the Magruder Eye Institute is a cooperative process designed to better educate those patients considering cataract surgery regarding the latest surgical options available today. The doctor, staff and patient will work together to match the best Intraocular Lens, or IOL, taking into consideration each individual’s lifestyle, eye health, and vision goals. The IOL is the artificial lens that will replace the clouded natural lens in the eye during the surgery. New Medicare rulings now allow for eye surgeons to offer all cataract patients more options than in the past improving excellent outcomes. In addition, the patient’s lifestyle now has a more dramatic impact on IOL selection.

A New Level of Cataract Treatment

Cataract patient have traditionally been offered only one option for their treatment. Limited by technology and Medicare or private insurance coverage, the only option was a single vision IOL that corrected distance vision and usually required reading glasses or bifocals for near and intermediate vision. With the advent of new multifocal and wavefront-designed IOL’s and new rulings from Medicare at the present time presbyopia-correcting IOL’s are available to everyone. The new focus is on a visual outcome that optimizes the lifestyle and eye health of each patient. The ultimate goal is to have the best possible vision over a full range of distances greatly reducing the need for glasses following cataract surgery.

New Options for People with Cataracts

• Patient Brochure (pdf)

Patient Vision and Lifestyle Questionnaire

The following questionnaire is an important first step in your cataract treatment. You may simply review it on screen or print it out and bring the completed from with you to discuss during your cataract evaluation appointment. To schedule an appointment, please click here.

• Patient Questions (pdf)