Monofocal Lens

Monofocal intraocular lenses provide vision at one distance only: far, intermediate, or near.

Part of: Intraocular Lens (IOL)

About Monofocal Lenses

As people get older, sometimes the lens of the eye becomes cloudy leading to loss of vision. The cloudy lens or cataract can be removed, and a replacement lens put in its place.

In the past, the replacement lens had one ‘point of focus’, either in the distance or close up (‘monofocal’ lens). This meant that glasses were needed for focusing at other points, for example, for reading… Read more about Monofocal Lens