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Refractive Lens Exchange and Phakic IOLS

Are you tired of wearing glasses?

If you’re over 40 and are experiencing the onset of presbyopia, or more commonly known as the need for reading glasses, you’re not alone. Most people experiences it over the age of 40, regardless of how good their prior vision was.

As we age, the lens of our eye become more rigid, and therefore cannot flex as well as before. This results in the all-too-common ‘squinting,’ and arm lengthening needed to focus on objects up close. Eventually, you will need reading glasses to see these items clearly.

Fortunately, there now exists options that safely and permanently restores your vision and dramatically reduces your need for glasses for good. Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE), is a procedure that is identical to cataract surgery, where the natural lens of your eye is replaced with a special type of ‘premium’ artificial intraocular lens (IOL).

One type of IOL,called a ‘multifocal IOL,’ is engineered to provide near, intermediate, and far vision. Essentially, it is identical to wearing a permanent contact lens within your eye.

Monovision or Modified Monovision

There is another lens replacement alternative, and that is monovision with the aspheric monofocal IOLs. In this clear lens extraction procedure, Dr. Beim places two lenses of different focusing powers each of your eyes. One is for viewing objects at a distance, the other for a greater degree of close up vision. Your brain then balances out the signals, and provides you with a decreased dependency on glasses, or no glasses at all, depending on the amount of monovision the patient desires.

The intention of monovision is essentially the same as with a multifocal lens; decreased or absolute freedom from glasses and contacts. However, they are two extremely different ways of achieving this.
To discover which option is best for you, you will be given special ‘trial’ contact lenses that mimic your vision after a Monovision procedure. Therefore, you can determine which monovision option feels the best for you, or if the procedure using a multifocal IOL would be a better fit. The goal is to provide you with a completely customized solution that allows you to see more clearly without depending on glasses!

Refractive Lens Exchange provides many wonderful benefits, especially when compared to LASIK or other vision correction options. The two biggest benefits being:

Reduction or elimination of the need for glasses forever
No need for cataract or refractive surgery ever again

Who is a good candidate for Refractive Lens Exchange?

Learn more about Monovision Anyone over the age of 40 who wears glasses or contacts, and who is experiencing the onset of presbyopia is a candidate. In some cases people under 40 are eligible if they have high glasses prescriptions or trouble wearing contacts.

The most common candidates are:

Patients who are experiencing the early onset of cataracts and wear glasses and wish to have surgery before the cataract worsens and become glasses independent
Patients who are experiencing the early onset of cataracts and wish to have surgery before the cataract worsens
People under the age of 40 who have strong glasses prescriptions and either cannot have LASIK or want a better alternative to LASIK.

Refractive Lens Exchange and Cataract Surgery are PERMANENT solutions to blurry vision, unlike LASIK which is TEMPORARY.

Learn How Refractive Lens Exchange is Better than LASIK

If you’re having trouble with daily activities without wearing on your glasses or contacts, maybe it’s time you consider an advanced vision correction option like Refractive Lens Exchange. The professionals at The Eye Associates of Brazos Valley are experienced and well versed on all the latest in multifocal IOL and CLEAR. technology.

Phakic Intraocular Lens (PIOL)