Kathryn Najafi MD explains the Lite Adjustable Lens for cataract surgery and why UV protection matters after. Your doctor uses UV light to fine-tune the lens post-op, so you need to wear clear UV glasses indoors and tinted ones outside, even on cloudy days, plus keep curtains closed.
Kathryn Najafi MD.
June 12, 2025.
Two sets.
Congratulations on choosing a breakthrough option in cataract surgery, the Lite Adjustable Lens. This lens is specially designed to be adjusted after your surgery. Using Light after your eyes have healed from cataract surgery, your doctor will be able to use ultraviolet light to adjust the power of your new lens. Ultraviolet, or uv, light, is a wavelength of light that naturally occurs in sunlight. Your doctor has received extensive training on how to deliver the precise amount of UV light to adjust your lens. The sun, on the other hand, has received no training. Since being exposed to sunlight at the wrong time could affect your lens and your vision. Your doctor will provide you two sets of UV protective glasses. Let's take a look at how you can keep the sun away from your lenses during a normal day. Good morning. As long as your curtains are closed, you don't need to wear your glasses when you're asleep. But make sure you put on your clear UV protective glasses before opening the curtains. There's also no need to wear them in the shower as long as your bathroom windows are covered. Enjoy your morning coffee and catch up on the day's news with your clear UV glasses on. Because even if you're indoors, the sun's light bounces around interior spaces, people are often surprised to learn that the sun's UV light can still affect the light adjustable lenses when they are in the shade so if you're outdoors, even in the shade or on a cloudy day, make sure to wear your tinted UV protective glasses and a hat and wear your protective glasses at all times. When you drive tinted glasses during the day and clear ones at night. A simple rule is if you wonder, wear your UV protective glasses. Let this sunshine in all its glory, but leave the precise UV light adjustments to your doctor.
