Lens replacement surgery
Lens replacement: a permanent alternative to laser
A lens replacement, or “refractive lensectomy,” is different to laser eye surgery, although both can be used to correct the same vision errors. Lens replacement is an excellent alternative for patients who are not suitable for laser eye surgery due to their age.
Laser versus lens: what's the difference?
The difference between lens replacement surgery and laser eye surgery is that while the lasers will sculpt and reshape your cornea (the clear window in front of your eye), Medownick’s lens replacement procedure will gently remove the lens from your eye altogether, and replace it with what is known as an Intraocular Lens, or IOL.
The reason we do this is because if you start to need glasses after the age of about 45, it may have less to do with the shape of the cornea at the front of your eye (which is usually corrected by laser), and more to do with the ageing of the actual lens inside your eye. This is due to a condition called "presbyopia".
Presbyopia will ultimately affect everybody, regardless of whether or not they used to wear glasses, and irrespective of whether or not they ever had laser eye surgery. When it has progressed to the point that it impacts your distance vision as well as your close-up vision, lens replacement is a very accurate technique to turn back the clock on your eyes. In fact, it has a dramatic 99 percent success rate.
Benefits
If you find yourself swapping between glasses to drive and read, or battling with multifocals, you may enjoy the benefits of a simple lens replacement procedure.
Freedom from multifocals
The majority of patients are able to see at every distance, including close-up (like a phone or a book), middle (like your computer or the TV), and distance (like driving).
Comfortable and pain-free
The lens replacement procedure itself is performed on both eyes only one day apart, using anaesthetic eye-drops so there is no needle and you don’t feel a thing.
The world reopens
When your eyes become young again, the world reopens, whether that is for work, participating in sports, hobbies that require fine detail, or the freedom to travel.
Victoria’s most experienced
Medownick was the first clinic in Victoria to perform lens replacements using multifocal lenses in order to correct presbyopia, and we have decades of experience.
Customised to your eyes
The lenses we use are made of soft, flexible material, and are similar in composition to the natural lens of your eye. The performance is customised to your unique eyes.
Never grow cataracts
Cataracts grow inside the lens of the eye. Because your lens has been replaced, you can be sure that you will never develop cataracts at any point in your life.
Ready to turn back the clock on your eyes?
If you’re ready to find out how Medownick can make your eyes young again, simply book a free assessment by clicking the button below, or call us on 1800 37 39 37 to make an appointment. You do not need a referral.
