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REFRACTIVE LENS
EXCHANGE SURGERY
Refractive Lens Exchange is a type of vision correction surgery that involves using ultrasound to remove the natural lens of the eye and replacing it with an intraocular lens (IOL) to minimize the use of glasses.
The procedure for refractive lens exchange is virtually identical to cataract surgery.
The difference is that in RLE, the lens being replaced is clear, rather than a cloudy lens due to a cataract.
As in cataract surgery, three types of IOLs are available to replace your natural lens, depending on your vision needs and the health of your eyes
(1) Monofocal fixed-focus IOLs. Monofocal lenses provide clear vision at distance, intermediate or near ranges — but not all three at once. Toric IOLs to
correct astigmatism also are classified as monofocal IOLs.
(2) Multifocal IOLs. A multifocal lens provides clear vision at multiple distances.
(3)An accommodating IOL is a type of monofocal lens that enables focus at multiple distances
by shifting its position in the eye.
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There are several choices of IOLs to insert during Surgery- Monofocal IOLs can be just distance, and you use glasses for reading. This is the choice most cataract patients make. They are comfortable to have back clear distance vision and are happy to have a pair of glasses for reading OR, there are now different types of Mutifocal IOLs. A multifocal lens can be used for distance, intermediate and reading. Or a newer form of multifocal IOL called an accommodating multifocal which works in the same way as the natural lens in your eye by contracting to see to read.
Recently given FDA approval as a multifocal IOL and achieving good results, is a new IOL called Technis Symfony which has brought in a more advanced design in multifocal IOLS. Each multifocal IOL has advantages and disadvantages in terms of the best uncorrected vision it produces at near, intermediate and far distances, as well as the likelihood and degree of vision disturbances such as halos and night glare that might occur after surgery.
When you come for your pre cataract surgery appointment your Ophthalmologist at Vision Express, will discuss the options and make the best suggestion. Full measurements will be taken to get the correct IOL for you.
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