Am I a candidate for PRELEX?
How much will the PRELEX procedure
cost?
How long does PRELEX last?
I have been rejected for LASIK could PRELEX be an option for
me?
Am I a candidate for PRELEX?
There are many factors that contribute to the 'ideal' PRELEX
candidate. Your particular circumstances, lifestyle, glasses
prescription and pupil size can all affect the possible outcome.
All these factors are best discussed with the Consultant Surgeon.
Having a multi-focal IOL or accommodating lens is the same as
having a new visual system fitted. It will take some time for
your brain to adjust and adapt to the new images it is seeing.
These paintings are courtesy of a patient who
had bilateral multi-focal lens implants and is also an artist.
She has drawn these to demonstrate the type of halos around
lights that are often experienced after surgery. Other multi-focal
IOL users agree that these are a good representation, and
highlight that the halos continue to diminish further over
time. |
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Initial appearance of halos shortly after surgery |
Diminished halos once the patient has adapted to the new
lens |
Before meeting your surgeon it is worth asking
yourself:
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It
is very important to me to be less dependent on my
glasses or contact lenses?
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Am I prepared to accept the limitations of a replacement
lens (the lens will cause halos around lights and it
takes time for near vision to fully improve)?
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Am I prepared to have both eyes operated on?
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Will I be prepared to allow at least 3 months to become
familiar with using the lenses?
How much will the PRELEX procedure
cost?
Our Practice Managers will be able to offer guidance on the cost of an initial consultation and the various treatment options available.
How long does PRELEX last?
The lens implants we
use are left in place for life. A cataract cannot grow after
PRELEX, but some patients develop thickening of the residual
lens tissue left in place to support the lens. Should this
occur it is easily dealt with by an outpatient laser procedure
known as a YAG laser capsulotomy.
I have been rejected for LASIK, could PRELEX be
an option for me?
The benefits of PRELEX are greatest for long-sighted
(hyperopic) people who with age also became presbyopic (the need
for reading glasses after the age of 45). However, PRELEX patients
also include those who are extremely short or long-sighted, or
whose corneas are too thin for LASIK. Unlike LASIK, only one
eye is operated on at a time.
Advantages of PRELEX vs LASIK:
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suitable for people with thin corneas or very high prescriptions.
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if you are already in your 40s or 50s, PRELEX vision correction
will remain stable over time, whereas LASIK patients can
still go on to develop presbyopia as they age.
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you will never require cataract surgery later in life.
