The TRIFOCAL intraocular lens is a revolutionary technology in intraocular lens (IOL) design which enables a patient to improve vision in all distances thus eliminating or reducing significantly the need for eyeglasses after surgery. Until recently, cataracts patients who underwent surgery, required near reading bifocal glasses. At Tijuana Eye Center, we now offer all our patients with cataracts or those with significant visual impairment over the age of 50 the possibility to improve their vision with this new technology.

During our daily activities (reading, watching television, computer work, driving) our focus constantly changes at different distances. The ability of the crystalline lens to focus at different distances is called accommodation. As we get older, the crystalline lens progressively loses accommodation, and near vision worsens. This begins to occur at age 40 in the majority of people. The multifocal intraocular lens was designed to improve both near and far vision. This is achieved through a process called apodization (gradual reduction in diffractive steps of the optic lens surface) thereby enabling focusing at different distances.

The surgery lasts around 10 minutes. It is not necessary to perform cataract surgery with general anesthesia. Therefore, the patient is not exposed to the unnecessary risks associated with general anesthesia.

An experienced anterior segment surgeon will perform the surgery. The surgical team consists of the surgeon, surgical nurses, technicians, and an anesthesiologist.