Eye Surgery Lens Replacement
Refractive Lens Exchange London
Why Refractive lens replacement/exchange in London?
Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) is also known as refractive lens replacement surgery or clear lens extraction.
RLE is a life-changing treatment that enables you to see well for most distances without spectacles or contact lenses. The aim is to minimise your dependence on spectacles, to improve your independence and quality of life.
It is ideal for individuals who are 50 years of age or older, who wish to avoid wearing glasses or contact lenses.
It may be a better option than laser vision correction, such as LASIK, because refractive lens exchange enables implantation of ‘multifocal’ lens types. This means the eye can see well for more than one distance (e.g. far and close), unlike laser vision correction, which is more often used to give good vision for one distance (e.g. far) in each eye.
Refractive lens exchange is commonly used to correct refractive errors, such as myopia (near-sightedness), hyperopia (far-sightedness), and astigmatism. It can also address presbyopia, which is the age-related loss of near vision.
What is Refractive Lens Exchange?
Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) is a procedure that involves replacement of the eye’s natural lens with a premium artificial lens implant.
RLE surgery is almost identical to cataract surgery. The term RLE is used when the natural crystalline lens in your eye is still clear (i.e. not cloudy). Like cataract surgery, RLE is one of the safest and most commonly performed surgical procedures worldwide. It’s typically recommended when glasses or contact lenses are no longer a suitable solution for vision correction or when one wishes to decrease dependence on them.
Do you use specific lens implants for cataract surgery?
WHAT WE DO:
At Harley Vision, we choose the lens implant that matches your lifestyle needs. Lens implants we offer range from simple monofocal lenses to premium and toric multifocal lenses. We use the best lens implants and laser technology in the industry. These will be explained in more detail at your consultation.
The UK is one of the best possible places in the world to have the latest technology in eye surgery lens replacement, because we have more laser and lens implant choices than many other countries around the world.
WHAT WE DO NOT DO:
We do not have any special deals with any companies forcing us to use lasers and implants from one company. Although this means this is more expensive for us, because we do not benefit from economies of scale like many other clinics, we simply do not care. What we do care about is having the flexibility to use whatever lens implant or laser technology we think is best for the patient.
Rest assured that at Harley Vision, we will offer you what we believe is the best choice for your eyes, rather than what we ‘must’ use.