Refractive Lens Extraction

For short-sighted patients, if both eyes are targeted for zero, then you will not require glasses for distance vision but you will require glasses for near vision. If both eyes are targeted for reading (-2.00), then you will not need reading glasses, but you will require glasses for distance vision. If one eye is targeted for distance (zero) and the other for reading (-2.00), you then have “Mono-Vision” and may find that you are now totally free of glasses. Not everyone can do monovision, but it works very well for the great majority of patients.

These lenses are the ideal for many CLE / RLE patients. The single-focus lens implants give patients the best possible clarity at one distance, either for far away, intermediate or up close. Glasses will be necessary for some activities.

The IQ and Clareon Lens Implants, for patients without astigmatism, gives the best potential for quality vision, typically for distance only. The AcrySof IQ and Clareon lenses are single-piece acrylic IOLs with a patented surface modification that treats spherical aberration and the refractive error. These lenses are more difficult to manufacture, but their optics are better. Plus, while all currently available artificial lenses filter UV light, the AcrySof IQ and Clareon lens implants filter both UV and blue light, which more closely mimics the abilities of a natural youthful lens.

Multifocal IOL

The ReSTOR Lens Implant uses apodized diffractive technology — a design that responds to how wide or small the eye’s pupil might be — to best provide near and distance vision, but objects at intermediate distances may still be somewhat out of focus. No lens can promise you perfect vision or that you will never have to wear glasses ever again. But in FDA studies with this lens, 80% of patients reported that they never wore glasses after the procedure. When patients did need to wear glasses, most often it was for intermediate distance, for example: piano music, computers that sit further away, top shelves at the supermarket. There is a newer ReSTOR IOL recently launched (+2.50 add) and this IOL has greatly improved the intermediate vision (like for seeing a computer screen). This version of the ReSTOR lens is the IOL that we nhttp://www.wellingtoneyeclinic.ie/perch/core/apps/content/edit/block/add/?id=250&itm=137&add-block=text&after=nzcyblow recommend for patients requiring multifocal lens implants when working on the computer is important to them. Using the +2.50 Add ReSTOR in the dominant eye and the +3.00 Add version in the non-dominant eye can provide patients with a full range of vision without the use of glasses. We have also introduced the Zeiss Trifocal IOL to the lenses that we use and this is also an excellent IOL. We will discuss the IOL choice that best suits your needs.

These IOLs provide 3 areas of vision namely distance, mid-range or intermediate (dashboard, PC) and near (phone). The clinic implants all types of trifocal IOLs and your surgeon will guide you on the best choice for your needs and lifestyle.

A new IOL that is so different from other multifocal IOLs that the category it fits in still needs to be named. For the moment it fits into the EDOF group of IOLs (Extended Depth of Focus) but it behaves to differently to other EDOF IOLs that it warrants its own category. For the moment it is being called a “Wavefront-shaping IOL.” What it means for the implantee is an extended range of vision (far, intermediate like the computer screen or dashboard of a car and some near tasks) with the same optical
quality as a monofocal IOL. This has not been achieved before with any multifocal IOL – the fact that the visual quality shows no degradation compared to a monofocal IOL (that would require glasses for near and intermediate tasks).

These IOLs provide 2 areas of vision namely distance and mid-range or intermediate (dashboard, PC). The clinic implants all types of EDOF IOLs and your surgeon will guide you on the best choice for your needs and lifestyle.

RxSight Light Adjustable Lens (LAL)

Each of these advanced technology implantable lenses uses a slightly different optical design to help you achieve your goal of clear vision. The best way to determine which lens is the best choice for you is by coming in for a thorough eye examination. Once our doctors have measured and examined your eyes, we can discuss your lifestyle and vision needs, and discuss which procedure will help you see your best. Your surgeon at the Wellington Eye Clinic will make his recommendation for you based on your specific physiology and specific requirements. Your doctor will help you decide which premium channel IOL is best suited to your needs. Is it the toric IOL (that simultaneously corrects astigmatism) ? Or Is it the multifocal IOL (that gives you distance and near vision without glasses) ?

In order for the premium channel IOL’s to give you the best results that they possibly can, their predictability in terms of providing the correct IOL power is paramount. You may therefore need “fine-tuning” with corneal laser surgery after the IOL surgery to provide you with the best visual performance. For those patients that have had premium channel IOL implants, the laser surgery is complimentary. The Wellington Eye Clinic will provide this approximately 4 to 6 weeks later at no additional cost to you. This serves to encourage our surgeons to make sure that the initial IOL calculations are as accurate as can possibly be. Our goal is to have you delighted with your vision following the surgery.