Back in the "late 1900's", there were no special lens implant options for patients having cataract surgery. They received a standard, mono-focal lens implant, and generally still needed to wear glasses or contact lenses. Throughout the years, advancements like astigmatism correction and multi-focal lens implants have been added. These gave our patients the opportunity to be involved with determining their visual outcomes post-operatively, often resulting in no glasses or contact lenses.
The most recent addition to our lens implant options is the Light Adjustable Lens. This technology sounds like it belongs in a futuristic science fiction book or movie, but the reality is that it's available now! With the Light Adjustable Lens, we can now customize our patient's vision after cataract surgery. Within weeks of surgery, we adjust and preview vision based on our patient's personal desires and lifestyle requirements, and then perform customized light treatments to the lens to correct any residual prescription. This optimization is done by Dr. Hummel after lens implantation through a series of office-based light treatment procedures that take only a few minutes each. After our patient is happy with the visual outcome, the vision is "locked in" with a final light treatment.
I am proud to be a part of this amazing field of medicine, with the ever-changing opportunities available for our patients to be actively involved with their visual outcomes.
What is Lens Replacement Surgery?
Lens replacement surgery, or Refractive Lens Exchange, is a procedure that removes the lens of the eye, and replaces it with an artificial intra-ocular lens implant or “IOL”. The same procedure is performed on millions of patients every year throughout the United States and is referred to as cataract surgery. A cataract is a cloudy lens in the eye. The difference in these two procedures is the surgeon removing a cloudy natural lens vs. a clear natural lens. The intra-ocular lenses have power to help the patient see better, similar to glasses or contact lenses. Based on testing performed in the office, the surgeon calculates which power of lens implant is right for each patient.
Am I a candidate for Lens Replacement Surgery?
Almost anyone who has healthy eyes and wears glasses or contact lenses is a candidate for Lens Replacement Surgery. Lens Replacement is a great option for patients that have been told they are not candidates for other types of refractive surgery such as LASIK. To find out if you are a good candidate, you could ask your trusted local Optometrist, or request a consultation with a reputable Ophthalmologist that specializes in cataract surgery.
What are the Pros and Cons of Lens Replacement Surgery?
The goal of Lens Replacement Surgery is clear vision without glasses or contact lenses. A bonus is that the patient will never develop cataracts as he or she gets older! The most common thing preventing a patient from Lens Replacement Surgery is cost. The surgery is generally performed at an outpatient surgery center and requires an anesthesiologist.
Is Lens Replacement Surgery covered by insurance?
Unfortunately Lens Replacement Surgery is not covered by insurance. This procedure is considered elective.
If you're tired of wearing glasses and contacts, then you may be thinking of getting surgery to permanently correct your vision. LASIK is one of many surgical procedures that could correct your vision to normal or near normal.
This procedure has good results for most people after they're fully healed. However, not everyone is a good candidate for LASIK. If you've been considering this type of surgery for your eyes, here are some things that could affect whether or not you will qualify.
As someone who wears contact lenses, you touch and interact with your eyes more often than the average individual. You also insert foreign objects into your eyes each day. For these reasons, you are at an increased risk for infections, corneal scratches, and other ocular ailments.
While contacts are safe when worn and handled appropriately, many patients are not as careful as they should be with their contacts and their eyes. The following are six ways you can take better care of your eyes as a contact lens wearer.
Back in the "late 1900's", there were no special lens implant options for patients having cataract surgery. They received a standard, mono-focal lens implant, and generally still needed to wear glasses or contact lenses. Throughout the years, advancements like astigmatism correction and multi-focal lens implants have been added. These gave our patients the opportunity to be involved with determining their visual outcomes post-operatively, often resulting in no glasses or contact lenses.
The most recent addition to our lens implant options is the Light Adjustable Lens. This technology sounds like it belongs in a futuristic science fiction book or movie, but the reality is that it's available now! With the Light Adjustable Lens, we can now customize our patient's vision after cataract surgery. Within weeks of surgery, we adjust and preview vision based on our patient's personal desires and lifestyle requirements, and then perform customized light treatments to the lens to correct any residual prescription. This optimization is done by Dr. Hummel after lens implantation through a series of office-based light treatment procedures that take only a few minutes each. After our patient is happy with the visual outcome, the vision is "locked in" with a final light treatment.
I am proud to be a part of this amazing field of medicine, with the ever-changing opportunities available for our patients to be actively involved with their visual outcomes.
What is Lens Replacement Surgery?
Lens replacement surgery, or Refractive Lens Exchange, is a procedure that removes the lens of the eye, and replaces it with an artificial intra-ocular lens implant or “IOL”. The same procedure is performed on millions of patients every year throughout the United States and is referred to as cataract surgery. A cataract is a cloudy lens in the eye. The difference in these two procedures is the surgeon removing a cloudy natural lens vs. a clear natural lens. The intra-ocular lenses have power to help the patient see better, similar to glasses or contact lenses. Based on testing performed in the office, the surgeon calculates which power of lens implant is right for each patient.
Am I a candidate for Lens Replacement Surgery?
Almost anyone who has healthy eyes and wears glasses or contact lenses is a candidate for Lens Replacement Surgery. Lens Replacement is a great option for patients that have been told they are not candidates for other types of refractive surgery such as LASIK. To find out if you are a good candidate, you could ask your trusted local Optometrist, or request a consultation with a reputable Ophthalmologist that specializes in cataract surgery.
What are the Pros and Cons of Lens Replacement Surgery?
The goal of Lens Replacement Surgery is clear vision without glasses or contact lenses. A bonus is that the patient will never develop cataracts as he or she gets older! The most common thing preventing a patient from Lens Replacement Surgery is cost. The surgery is generally performed at an outpatient surgery center and requires an anesthesiologist.
Is Lens Replacement Surgery covered by insurance?
Unfortunately Lens Replacement Surgery is not covered by insurance. This procedure is considered elective.
If you're tired of wearing glasses and contacts, then you may be thinking of getting surgery to permanently correct your vision. LASIK is one of many surgical procedures that could correct your vision to normal or near normal.
This procedure has good results for most people after they're fully healed. However, not everyone is a good candidate for LASIK. If you've been considering this type of surgery for your eyes, here are some things that could affect whether or not you will qualify.
As someone who wears contact lenses, you touch and interact with your eyes more often than the average individual. You also insert foreign objects into your eyes each day. For these reasons, you are at an increased risk for infections, corneal scratches, and other ocular ailments.
While contacts are safe when worn and handled appropriately, many patients are not as careful as they should be with their contacts and their eyes. The following are six ways you can take better care of your eyes as a contact lens wearer.
Back in the "late 1900's", there were no special lens implant options for patients having cataract surgery. They received a standard, mono-focal lens implant, and generally still needed to wear glasses or contact lenses. Throughout the years, advancements like astigmatism correction and multi-focal lens implants have been added. These gave our patients the opportunity to be involved with determining their visual outcomes post-operatively, often resulting in no glasses or contact lenses.
The most recent addition to our lens implant options is the Light Adjustable Lens. This technology sounds like it belongs in a futuristic science fiction book or movie, but the reality is that it's available now! With the Light Adjustable Lens, we can now customize our patient's vision after cataract surgery. Within weeks of surgery, we adjust and preview vision based on our patient's personal desires and lifestyle requirements, and then perform customized light treatments to the lens to correct any residual prescription. This optimization is done by Dr. Hummel after lens implantation through a series of office-based light treatment procedures that take only a few minutes each. After our patient is happy with the visual outcome, the vision is "locked in" with a final light treatment.
I am proud to be a part of this amazing field of medicine, with the ever-changing opportunities available for our patients to be actively involved with their visual outcomes.
What is Lens Replacement Surgery?
Lens replacement surgery, or Refractive Lens Exchange, is a procedure that removes the lens of the eye, and replaces it with an artificial intra-ocular lens implant or “IOL”. The same procedure is performed on millions of patients every year throughout the United States and is referred to as cataract surgery. A cataract is a cloudy lens in the eye. The difference in these two procedures is the surgeon removing a cloudy natural lens vs. a clear natural lens. The intra-ocular lenses have power to help the patient see better, similar to glasses or contact lenses. Based on testing performed in the office, the surgeon calculates which power of lens implant is right for each patient.
Am I a candidate for Lens Replacement Surgery?
Almost anyone who has healthy eyes and wears glasses or contact lenses is a candidate for Lens Replacement Surgery. Lens Replacement is a great option for patients that have been told they are not candidates for other types of refractive surgery such as LASIK. To find out if you are a good candidate, you could ask your trusted local Optometrist, or request a consultation with a reputable Ophthalmologist that specializes in cataract surgery.
What are the Pros and Cons of Lens Replacement Surgery?
The goal of Lens Replacement Surgery is clear vision without glasses or contact lenses. A bonus is that the patient will never develop cataracts as he or she gets older! The most common thing preventing a patient from Lens Replacement Surgery is cost. The surgery is generally performed at an outpatient surgery center and requires an anesthesiologist.
Is Lens Replacement Surgery covered by insurance?
Unfortunately Lens Replacement Surgery is not covered by insurance. This procedure is considered elective.
If you're tired of wearing glasses and contacts, then you may be thinking of getting surgery to permanently correct your vision. LASIK is one of many surgical procedures that could correct your vision to normal or near normal.
This procedure has good results for most people after they're fully healed. However, not everyone is a good candidate for LASIK. If you've been considering this type of surgery for your eyes, here are some things that could affect whether or not you will qualify.
As someone who wears contact lenses, you touch and interact with your eyes more often than the average individual. You also insert foreign objects into your eyes each day. For these reasons, you are at an increased risk for infections, corneal scratches, and other ocular ailments.
While contacts are safe when worn and handled appropriately, many patients are not as careful as they should be with their contacts and their eyes. The following are six ways you can take better care of your eyes as a contact lens wearer.
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