Need to hear from people who know about the Nanoflex

I am not even 30 and need cataract surgery in both eyes so getting this right is very very important to me. I don;'t think I would be happy with any of the commonly used options so I'm looking into lesser known ones. The Nanoflex IOL from STAAR supposedly gave 100% of study participants 20/20 at distance (best corrected cuz they don’t always focus it perfectly) and 20/63 at near. That’s 100% 75% of participants could see 20/40 or better at near. Supposedly when used for monovision people have 20/20 across the board. (instead of needed glasses for intermediate) Supposedly blended vision with this lens can be done in several different ways to supposedly give you perfect vision no glasses and you would not be able to tell that your eyes were not focused the same if done correctly. 100% of study participants could see 20/32 or better at intermediate. It certainly seems miles better than any monofocal and pretty competetive with multifocals or crystalens with no drawbacks. The nanoflex is approved as a monofocal but supposedly they are trying to have that changed to accommodative for obvious reasons. Unfortunately this information comes from two small studies both of which were paid for by the manufacturer. In addition there are probably only 20 or 30 doctors in the country who offer this particular IOL. If it was as great as the study results indicate I can’t imagine why it would not be the ONLY available choice for cataract surgery. In fact I think everyone over 50 would be lining up to have it implanted for presbyopia correction as well. So either it’s the best kept secret in the world or the study results are not giving the whole picture. I want to know if doctors are seeing similar results in their patients and I want to know if those results stay stable after YAG capsulotomy. There is a doctor in PA I think who advertises it on his website but he indicates that he wants to operate on the dominant eye first to ensure crisp distance vision. He then talks about the possibility of doing LASIK afterwards if there is a refractive error. It makes me wonder if the power on this lens might be a little bit more difficult to calculate than with other monofocals. (It just seems strange that someone would advertise difficulties with power calculation in the same place they are advertising why you should come to his office and get “blended vision.”) I have called ten doctors who offer this lens so far and have written emails to two. Both emails were not replied to. Most calls were not answered. In one office the person answering the phone insisted it was a monofocal and two pairs of glasses would be necessary. In another they stated it was FDA approved as a monofocal but when pressed she then indicated that patients could usually read around J5 (light reading glasses only if any at all) and then politely reminded me that it was a monofocal. In one office office staff actually called me back two days later to inform me that the doctor would not be returning my call unless I wished to travel 500 miles to come in for a consultation. Nobody permitted me to speak with a doctor who had experience with the lens and nobody was able to answer my questions.

2014-12-26 05:01:14

Amy