www.CHESTERCMS.org The inlay easily passes through the eye of a needle and it is only 30 microns thick or about half the thickness of a human hair. Patients seem to be able to read within hours of the placement of the device; however, the initial distance is more proximal than most people are used to and it slowly moves out to a more normal distance in the following weeks. Since the brain has to re-program itself to benefit from the increased focusing power, patients note continued improvement in performance for almost six months. We have now implanted 36 patients with this technology and there is definitely an almost universal acceptance with a more asymptotic curve that follows the length of time of implantation. Initially there is a big reaction during the steeper earlier part of the curve with progressive improvement dwindling as time goes on. The inlay can be seen with the use of special illumination and magnification techniques. The Raindrop is totally invisible to the naked eye. This image of the inlay placed on the nose of Lincoln on a penny gives you an idea of just how small this inlay is. These technologies have put the possibility of ridding yourself of "readers" in the forefront. In our clinical experience many people are pretty happy using reading glasses and don't feel it is a bother at all. There are others who just keep their reading glasses everywhere and a whole category of active adults who wear contacts and readers. Besides these solutions there is the use of bifocals, now lineless and rather invisible. However, there is a whole category of people who absolutely hate bifocals, readers or glasses. They now have a solution to their conundrum. These technologies can restore vision to a level heretofore never available and certainly nothing that approaches the safety and efficacy of these inlays. FA L L 2 0 1 7 | C H E S T E R C O U N T Y M e d i c i n e 9http://www.chestercms.org