Decision-making aids for your choice of artificial lenses | Personalized IOL consultation

Choosing the right artificial lens is an important decision that will affect your vision for the rest of your life. To make this decision easier for you, we have developed innovative analysis and consultation tools that precisely record your individual visual requirements and create personalized recommendations.

Scientifically sound decision support

Our decision aids are based on extensive clinical data and scientific findings. They combine objective medical measurements with your subjective visual requirements and priorities to create the optimum lens recommendation for you.

Visual decision matrix

Our interactive decision matrix visualizes the strengths of different lens types in relation to your personal priorities. Move the weighting between factors such as near vision, distance vision, contrast perception and spectacle independence to see which lens suits you best.

Understanding your daily viewing habits

The daily routine analyzer

This innovative tool helps you to understand your typical day from a visual perspective. It is like a detailed visual diary that creates your individual visual profile.

With the daily routine analyzer you can:

• Document your daily activities at different viewing distances
• Record the duration and frequency of certain visual tasks
• Take the prevailing light conditions into account during your activities
• Weighting the importance of different areas of vision for your everyday life

The system creates from this:

• A visual representation of your main areas of vision over the course of the day
• A precise analysis of your critical visual requirements
• A weighted recommendation for the optimal lens technology
• A personalized forecast of expected spectacle independence

The lifestyle compass

This more comprehensive tool looks at your entire living environment and its visual requirements.

We use the Lifestyle Compass to analyze:

• Your professional situation (office, trade, field service, VDU work)
• Your favorite leisure activities (sports, culture, hobbies, travel)
• Your social life (family, events, social activities)
• Special requirements (night driving, precision work, creative activities)

You will receive:

• A detailed visual lifestyle profile
• Weighted recommendations for the ideal lens combination
• Specific information on the advantages and disadvantages of different lens options
• A precise assessment of the expected visual quality of life

Lifestyle Visualizer

Our interactive tool creates a visual representation of your vision profile based on your lifestyle information. It shows at a glance which visual distances are particularly important in your life and how different lens types would cover them.

Realistic expectations for optimal satisfaction

The expectation navigator

This valuable tool helps to build realistic expectations and thus maximize long-term satisfaction with the chosen solution.

The Expectations Navigator guides you through:

• Authentic everyday situations with different types of lenses
• Typical challenges in the familiarization phase
• Realistic assessments of spectacle independence
• Possible compromises with different lens options

You will receive:

• A balanced presentation of the expected results
• Practical tips for the adaptation phase after the operation
• Strategies for dealing with possible restrictions
• A realistic timetable for full acclimatization

The comparison assistant

This innovative tool puts different lens options into your personal context and enables direct comparisons.

You can interactively compare different aspects:

• The expected visual quality at different distances
• The degree of independence from glasses in everyday life
• The typical adjustment time and effort
• The individual cost-benefit ratio for your situation

The system offers:

• Realistic simulations of the visual impression with different lens types
• Personalized comparison tables based on your priorities
• Testimonials from patients with a similar visual profile
• A sound basis for your lens choice

Safety and job-specific aspects

The safety check

This important tool checks safety-related aspects of your lens choice, especially for certain professional requirements.

The safety check analyzes:

• Occupational requirements with safety-relevant visual tasks
• Critical activities that require special visual quality
• Special regulations and requirements in certain professional fields
• Possible restrictions due to different lens types

You will receive:

• Safety recommendations for your individual situation
• Specific warnings for potential restrictions
• Alternative proposals for identified concerns
• A comprehensive risk analysis for your professional situation

Job requirements checker

Enter your profession and specific visual tasks and our system will automatically check the suitability of different lens types for your professional requirements. Get immediate feedback on possible limitations or special recommendations.

Support after the operation

The adaptation planner

This helpful tool prepares you optimally for the time after the operation and supports you during the acclimatization phase.

The adaptation planner creates a personalized schedule:

• Day-by-day guide for the first few weeks
• Important milestones in the adaptation process
• Specific exercises to optimize adaptation
• Realistic expectations for each time period

With additional functions such as:

• Digital adaptation diary to document your progress
• Progress tracking with visual display
• Reminders for exercises and check-ups
• Personal performance measurement based on your individual goals

Aftercare navigation

This innovative tool accompanies you through the entire aftercare phase and supports optimal healing and adaptation.

Aftercare navigation offers:

• Structured instructions for all aftercare appointments
• Personalized checklists for home care
• Interactive question-and-answer functions for typical concerns
• Decision-making aids for normal versus symptoms requiring clarification

Understanding financial aspects

The budget optimizer

This practical tool analyzes the financial aspects of different lens options and helps with economic planning.

The budget optimizer takes this into account:

• The costs of different lens options in detail
• Possible health insurance benefits and reimbursements
• Available financing options and conditions
• Long-term savings through reduced spectacle costs

You will receive:

• A personalized cost overview for all eligible options
• Tailor-made financing proposals based on your preferences
• A detailed comparison of the total costs of different solutions
• A long-term profitability analysis over several years

ROI calculator for premium lenses

Our return on investment calculator shows you how your investment in premium lenses will pay off in the long term. Enter your typical expenses for glasses and contact lenses and see how the additional costs for premium lenses are put into perspective over the years.

Integration of all decision factors

The holistic decision-making model

All the tools mentioned above work together seamlessly and create a comprehensive decision profile. This takes all relevant factors into account:

• Medical parameters from the preliminary examinations
• Your individual viewing habits and requirements
• Professional and leisure-related priorities
• Safety-relevant aspects of your visual tasks
• Personal preferences and expectations
• Economic considerations and opportunities

This holistic approach leads to a well-founded recommendation that takes into account all aspects of your individual situation and finds the optimum balance between different, sometimes competing factors.

The results of this comprehensive analysis:

• Can be saved and adapted as required
• Flow directly into the medical consultation
• Serve as documentation of your decision making
• Form the basis for your individual treatment planning

Personal consultation as a decisive step

These digital decision-making aids do not replace the personal consultation, but prepare it optimally. They help you:

• Understand and articulate your needs better
• Asking the right questions during the consultation
• Making well-founded decisions based on comprehensive information
• Getting the best possible benefit from personal advice

Your personal decision advice

Arrange your personal consultation appointment now and bring your individual results from our decision aids with you. Our experienced specialists will discuss all the options with you and work with you to find the ideal solution for your eyes.

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Our decision aids are regularly updated based on the latest scientific findings and patient feedback. Last update: April 2024