Intacs are prescription inserts manufactured by Addition Technology, Inc. Intacs correct only mild levels of nearsightedness which can be replaced or removed in the future and leave the central cornea untouched. These implants are a great alternative to laser surgery and provides crisp, clear vision. Intacs are FDA approved and FAA approved for pilots.

How are they used?

These prescription inserts are micro-thin and are inserted just under the outer edge of the cornea in your eye. The procedure is brief and is considered an "outpatient" type procedure. Intacs reshape the curvature of your eye to correct mild nearsightedness and does not remove any tissue in the cornea, like laser surgery, which is critical to your vision.

According to the manufacturer's claims, Addition Technology, "over 97% of patients who get Intacs inserts achieve the goal of driver's license vision without the need for glasses or contact lenses, and greater than 50% are pleased to discover that their vision is better than 20/20."

Laser surgery actually removes tissue from the cornea of your eye which corrects your vision. However, if your vision changes, additional procedures may take place and more tissue will be removed. With the use of Intacs, they do not remove the tissue in your cornea and are completely removable. If your prescription, or vision, changes over time then the current Intacs can be removed and additional Intacs can be inserted according to your prescription. The overall physical feeling you receive with Intacs is no more than your average contact lens. The Intac itself is actually a micro-thin plastic ring segment inserted just underneath the outer edge of the cornea.

Available at Stahl Eyecare Experts, NearVision℠ CK® (Conductive Keratoplasty) is an FDA approved procedure used to treat and improve the vision of people with presbyopia.

NearVision CK® is a unique vision correction treatment that reshapes the cornea using radiofrequency (RF) released from a small probe that is thinner than a human hair. There is no cutting or removal of tissue involved. The controlled release of radiofrequency shrinks small areas of corneal tissue, gently increasing the cornea’s curvature.

The revolutionary NearVision℠ CK® procedure takes less that three minutes and is performed using only topical anesthesia. Since NearVision℠ CK® is quick and minimally invasive, patients at Stahl who require treatment for both eyes often have both eyes treated on the same visit.

For most cataract patients, life without reading glasses or bifocals is something they either experienced before presbyopia or they just dreamed about for most of their lives. But today, the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL is turning those dreams into reality with its revolutionary lens technology, which is designed to allow patients to see clearly at all distances without bifocals or reading glasses. The AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL is now available and delivers a high level of glasses-free vision for cataract patients.

In the clinical study, 80% of patients receiving the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL reported that they never wear glasses for any activities. With the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL they can read a book, work on the computer, and drive a car – day or night – and play golf or tennis with an increased freedom from glasses. In fact, patients were so pleased with their vision, nearly 94% of patients said they would have the AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL implanted again, if given the choice.