Custom Lens Replacement

Although each patient’s recovery following Lens Replacement surgery is unique, the final outcome–clear vision and greater independence from visual issues–should be the same. The first part of the healing process after a refractive lens exchange usually lasts a week. The majority of the patient’s daily activities should be resumed at this stage.

Most patients will instantly realize after having eye surgery that their eyesight is better than it was before the procedure. They will still have dilated pupils, however, which will cause some degree of visual blur. There should be a visible improvement in eyesight when the pupil returns back to normal size. The surgery should have improved the patient’s visual acuity, and within 24 hours your distance vision should be normal. Reading vision and upclose focus often takes longer to improve, but with a multifocal IOL reading vision should get sharper in three to five days. You might notice halos around lights during the first few months of the healing phase.

The patient should make a follow-up visit with the eye surgeons approximately a week following the eye operation. The eye will be examined to check on the eye’s healing and make sure the vision correction was satisfactory. A final one-month appointment will be planned if everything seems to be going well to ensure that eyesight has stabilized and that the prescription eye-drop therapy has finished working. If the patient’s second eye is being operated on at a different time, this procedure will take place on the same schedule.

The short answer is yes, you can. In contrast to refractive lens exchange surgery, which replaces the lens within the eye, LASIK addresses the cornea. To put it simply, one will not exclude the possibility of the other. To correct vision at all distances, high-performance multi-focal lenses may also be utilized.

We are glad to say that all of our procedures are virtually painless. We will provide you with everything you need to calm your nerves and keep you comfortable throughout your procedure.

You can expect to be seeing better the very next day, and most people can return to a light work load just a couple days later. With Custom Lens Replacement, there is a lifting and bending restriction for one week, so you may need more time off depending on what you do for work. LASIK patients can typically drive the very next day and be back to work in a day or two.

Even though LASIK and other refractive surgery is great for some people, it isn’t perfect for everyone. LASIK is great for fixing distance vision and astigmatism, but it can’t help you get rid of readers or bifocals. The great news is that Custom Lens Replacement can fix your nearsightedness, far-sightedness, and astigmatism all in one procedure, meaning you can get rid of all of your glasses! As an added bonus, you will never develop cataracts.

Without vision correction, the answer is yes. Once you find yourself needing readers, your vision will only continue to get worse as you age. Eventually the hardening of your natural lens will turn into a cataract, which will leave your vision cloudy and blurred at all distances. But with Custom Lens Replacement, those natural vision changes would no longer be an issue for you!

If you have Custom Lens Replacement you will never need cataract surgery. While it is important to continue having annual eye exams to ensure the overall health of your eyes, cataracts can be checked off the issues list entirely.

Custom Lens Replacement is considered one of the safest medical procedures and millions of people around the world have it done every year. Every procedure comes with the possibility of risks, but in this case they are very uncommon and usually easily resolved with treatment.

Custom Lens Replacement is considered an elective procedure, so insurance companies won’t offer coverage. However, you can use HSA or FSA money towards your procedure cost.

When you add up the cost of yearly exams, new prescriptions, and expensive glasses or bifocals, it ends up being a lot of money over the life of your eyes. We find that patients actually save money over the life of their eyes by getting Custom Lens Replacement. We also offer 0% interest financing and low monthly payment options to make sure it works with your budget. You can give us a call to figure out your best payment option!

At 43Vision, our goal is always glasses free after 43! The majority of our patients who have Custom Lens Replacement can expect to be able to do their normal daily activities without any glasses. Blended LASIK patients can expect the same result, but your natural lens will continue to harden and the need for readers will be more noticeable, at which point you want to proceed with Custom Lens Replacement.