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l f you depend upon eyeglasses, you may haveexperienced the inconvenience of not beingable to f ind your glasses when you real ly needthem. Eyeglasses are easily lost or damaged,expensive to replace, and inconvenient to cleanand maintain. The more act ive you are, themore eyeglasses interfere with your l i festyle bycompl icat ing your part ic ipat ion in dai ly andrecreational activit ies.

Many people do not l ike the " look" of g lassesand prefer another type of vision correction,such as contact lenses. "Toric" contact lensesdesigned to correct astigmatism are an option;however, some users find them uncomfortableand experience diff iculty in adjusting towearing them.

There are several surgical options your surgeonmay choose to treat astigmatism, such as LASIKlaser vision correction, astigmatic keratotomy(AK), or l imbal relaxing incisions (LRl). However,if you are planning to have surgery to remove acataract , you now have an addi t ional opt ion. . .an implantable lens that makes i t possible totreat the cataract and correct the cornealastigmatism at the same time. Your eye doctorwil l recommend the option that is best for vou.

Hovv the Eye Seesand somet imes doesn ' t see

The Nonrnal EyeWhen the surface of a normal eye's corneahas a spherical curve, like the shape of abasketball, light rays passing through it bendtoward its center and focus on one spot.

NormalVision

Astigrnatisrn

Sometimes, the surface of the cornea is curvedmore like a football, with both flatter andsteeper curves. When the surface of the corneahas an uneven curvature, vision becomesdistorted. This common irregularity, called a"corneal astigmatismi' causes blurred ordistorted vision because light rays are notfocused at one spot to provide clear vision.

A person who has both a cataract and acorneal astigmatism will not regain high-qualitydistance vision after surgery to remove thecataract unless the astigmatism is also corrected.

AcnySof 'Ton ic l ens :A bet ten opt ion fon qual i tyd i s tance v i s ionSurgery to treat cataracts is an outpatientprocedure where an eye surgeon removes theclouded natural lens and replaces i t with anartificial lens. Traditionally, the surgeon implantsa monofocal art i f ic ial lens, commonly cal led an"intraocular lens" (lOL). lf you have astigmatism,however, you may stil l experience blurred anddistorted vision because a standard IOL cannotcorrect corneal astigmatism. To achieve qualitydistance vision with a standard lOL, you maystil l require eyeglasses, contact lenses, orfurther surgery.

lf freedom from eyeglasses for distance visionis important to you, you now have a betteroption. The unique design of the AcrySof@ Toriclens provides significantly improved distance visionand may reduce the need for corrective lenses.

Cataracts andastigmatism cloudand blur vision.

What wou ld i t bel i ke to say goodbyeto both catanactsand astigrnatisrnat the sarne t i rne?lmagine being able to. see at a distance without relying oneyeglasses or contact lenses

. f inal ly enjoy qual i ty distance vision withoutglasses or contact lenses

You are reading this brochure with the onlytwo eyes you will ever have. For that reason,vision correction decisions are among the mostimportant you will ever make. Now,revolutionary new technology makes it possiblefor the surgeon to perform a single outpatientorocedure in which the clouded cataract lens isexchanged for an artificial lens designed tocorrect astigmatism as well. You may be ableto break free from eyeglasses or contact lensesfor distance vision in just one step, without theneed for addit ional surgical procedures.

What is theAcnySof'Tonic IclL?The AcrySof@ Toric lensis a fo ldable, s ingle-piece lens that an eyesurgeon implantsduring cataract surgeryto reolace the cloudedlens. The unique design

of the AcrySof@ Toric IOL makes it possible toreduce or el iminate corneal ast igmatism andsignificantly improve uncorrected distancevision. AcrySof@ Toric lens provides QUALITYdistance vision, independent of eyeglasses andcontact lenses.

The AcrySof@ Toric lens is made of the samebiocom pati ble lens materia I al ready successf u I lyimplanted in more than 25 mil l ion eyes since 1991.

The traditionalreplacement lensimplanted when acataract is removedclears the vision, butcannot correct theastigmatism.Corrective eyewearor additional surgeryare needed toreduce blurr ing anddistortion. Simulated Vision

What would you do i f you had QUALITY distancevis ion wi thout the hassle of correct ive evewear?

. Travel?

. Sports?

. Enjoying the outdoors?

. Sightseeing?

. Hobb ies?

. Respond morespontaneously tol i fe 's opportuni t ies?

AcrySof@ Toric lens:You may leaveyour glasses andcontacts behind andrecapture QUALITYdistance vision in onlyone step.

Simulated Vision