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Authored by Sheraz Daya MD FACP FACS FRCS(Ed) FRCOphth, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon & Medical Director, June 2019.
Next review due June 2025.
Have you been told you are unsuitable for Laser eye surgery? Is your prescription too high to treat? Lens implants might well be an option for you…
Captain Alan Carmichael
Centre for Sight Patient
Lens implants – a British invention by Sir Harold Ridley dates back to soon after the 2nd World War, has revolutionised eye surgery providing patients with correctable vision without the need for thick glasses.
Phakic lens implants are lenses used to eliminate glasses and are tiny artificial lenses designed to be inserted in front of your natural lens (Implantable Contact Lens) or attached to the iris (Artiflex/Veriflex). The lenses can correct Shortsight, Farsight and Astigmatism. Results from Phakic lenses are comparable if not better than laser eye surgery and have the additional advantage of being completely reversible.
Laser Lens Replacement is a procedure that is also used to eliminate glasses including reading glasses. The lens inside the eye becomes harder with age and loses the ability to fine focus at near. This condition is called Presbyopia and with Premium Lenses like the trifocal multifocal lens this condition can be eliminated and those undergoing Laser Lens Replacement can eliminate the need for glasses altogether! Also there will be no need to worry about the development of cataract in the future as the lens will have been removed and replaced.
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The other added bonus of these lenses is their suitability for Keratoconus sufferers. Combined with your ongoing treatment plan these lenses can provide a real option for vision correction.
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Authored by Sheraz Daya MD FACP FACS FRCS(Ed) FRCOphth, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon & Medical Director, June 2019.
Next review due June 2025.