What is a lens implant?
It is a tiny artificial lens that is carefully positioned inside the eye to replace the clouded lens that was removed. These implants are made in a large range of focusing powers to fit each person’s eye. Because they are placed inside the eye, lens implants require no care or maintenance and last a lifetime. If you are either near or farsighted, the lens implant selected for your surgery often corrects this problem. In addition to regaining clear vision, your dependence on corrective lenses may be significantly reduced. The lens implant is usually slipped behind the iris and into the empty capsule, which held your eye’s original lens. It has tiny, flexible loop-like springs that hold it securely in place.
When the cloudy lens has been surgically removed it is replaced by a plastic lens implanted in the eye so that it can focus properly. Once the eye has healed a change of spectacles is usually required. Occasionally your doctor will decide the eye is not suitable for a lens implant. In these cases, contact lenses or special glasses will be prescribed instead.
