There are a amount of methods to appropriate your vision.  The most widespread are glasses or contact lenses.  Above the previous ten+ a long time LASIK has been a common selection.  LASIK has limitations and typically can only appropriate 1 zone of vision (distance, intermediate or in close proximity to).  If you are over 45 you are most likely to need reading through eyeglasses, even if you have had LASIK.  Sometimes, the surgeon will target 1 eye for distance and the other for near.  This is difficult for some patients to see properly with this circumstance.  Men typically adjust poorly to monovision, girls have a tendency to adapt much better.

An additional option that permits both eyes to work jointly is called a apparent lens exchange.  This procedure replaces the natural lens of the eye that is worn out has as well much or also minor focusing electrical power with an synthetic lens.  The artificial lens is designed to let you to see in the distance, intermediate and up near.   There are a quantity of distinct designs, all have advantages and drawbacks.  The finest a single currently (2011) is the Restor three..  This lens has a fantastic PAF (affected person acceptance aspect) and extremely reproducible final results with the vast bulk of sufferers by no means needing eyeglasses once again.

An ideal candidate for C-Lex or Apparent Lens Exchange is a patient over  45, with a desire to minimize or eliminate the dependence on eyeglasses, that is not a very good candidate for LASIK or PRK (dry eyes, excessive prescriptions, far sighted), and has some clouding of the normal lens (early cataract).

As the treatment is considered elective, it is generally not covered by insurance coverage and runs about 00/eye.

David Malitz, MD

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