Your Ultimate Guide On Lens Replacement Surgery

1. Your Ultimate Guide On Lens Replacement Surgery Some eye disorders, such as Presbyopia, cannot be corrected with surgery, and what has been irreversibly lost may not always be regained, but eye specialists can help you enhance your current vision and reduce your reliance on contact lenses or prescription glasses. Hyperopia and myopia are eye conditions that can be treated using laser technology (such as Lasik and PRK), however, presbyopia, which requires the use of strong plus-lens glasses after the age of 40 years, cannot be treated by surgery. These two treatments are mainly reserved for people who wear glasses with a strength of -6 to +3 and during surgery, the curvature of the cornea is slightly altered to focus incoming light more accurately on the retina. What is the difference between Lasik and PRK treatment? With Lasik treatment, small incisions are made in the cornea, and an eye specialist uses a laser to modify the shape of the cornea, allowing light to fall directly on the retina. Because the cornea's deeper layers do not develop new cells, your vision will stay steady for many years, just as it was immediately after surgery. With PRK laser treatment, the eye doctor works on the outside of the cornea, removing a portion of it until the shape permits light to fall directly on the retina. This treatment does not require any work deep within the cornea, making it exceedingly safe and reliable, but it is a painful process with a lengthy recovery period. Is there an alternative treatment for blurry vision, other than contact lenses or prescription glasses? Fortunately, yes. Lens replacement surgery is one of the newer and more contemporary eye surgeries available. It is performed by specialised eye surgeons and provides wonderful treatment for blurry vision. While prescription glasses are nothing new, they are still a wonderful piece of technology, but what if you could replace your natural eye lenses with lenses that immediately and permanently improve your vision? It is achievable with lens replacement surgery. The crystalline lens is removed by a small incision in the eye during lens replacement surgery, which is also known as presbyopic lens exchange, refractive lens exchange, or clear lens extraction. This type of surgery can be performed with the help of a high-precision femtosecond laser or manually. If the lens replacement surgery is performed at the same time as cataract surgery, cataracts may be removed before the new lenses are inserted. All types of surgery are performed in a clinical setting and to numb the eye for the procedure, doctors use anaesthetic eye drops. It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to replace each eye lens, and there is no major downtime. Patients are normally allowed to go home right after the surgery unless there are serious complications that necessitate additional treatment and monitoring (which is very rare). The type of lenses the eye surgeon will use during lens replacement surgery is determined by several criteria, including the patient's personal preferences as well as the overall health and condition of the patient's eyes. Premium lenses come in a variety of prescriptions and materials and can be used for any form of vision correction, including multifocal lenses that can be used for the correction of vision in patients with both distance and nearby vision problems. Other lenses that alter the shape of the cornea to correct the way the eye focuses light, are also available and are designed to cure astigmatism. Patients are sometimes concerned that lens replacement surgery is going to be very painful, but the truth is that the actual surgery itself is painless since your eyes are numbed at the time. However, the

2. sensation wears off after a while, and you will experience some discomfort, but no pain. In most cases, as your eyes recover, the discomfort also decreases swiftly. About Us: Sharmina Khan is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at London's world-famous Moorfields Private Eye Hospital. She joined the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in 2002 to specialise in Ophthalmology after graduating from University College London in 1998. She went on to finish advanced training in external eye disease, cataract surgery and corneal surgery and has worked as a consultant in both the commercial and NHS sectors for nearly 10 years. Ms Khan offers a wide range of eye procedures and treatments and has carried out over 5000 cataract/lens operations in the last five years. She runs her premium eye clinic at Moorfields Private Eye Hospital and 46 Wimpole Street, as well as leading clinical audits in cataract surgery results for the NHS. Her ultimate mission is to help improve her patient's quality of life by providing them with a clear vision and sharpened focus. Visit her website at https://www.sharminakhan.co.uk/ for more information.