If you have been diagnosed with cataracts, now may be a good time to consider the opportunities available to you through a Refractive Lens Exchange.
Standard cataract surgery involves replacing the affected natural crystalline lens with a monofocal implant. With modern advances in lens technology it is possible to substitute these monofocal lenses with one of a range of clever implants that are able to address all of the most common problems we have with our eyesight:
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the cataract |
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presbyopia - age related focusing issues that commonly affect our ability to read |
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a refractive error - short or long-sightedness and/or astigmatism |
Many patients who elect to have one of these lenses find they have no need for any glasses or contact lenses - not even for reading!
This procedure has a number of names:
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Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) |
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Added Value Cataract Surgery |
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Presbyopia Lens Exchange (PRELEX) |
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Multifocal Lens Implant |
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