Custom Lens Surgery

The natural crystalline lens within the eye is capable of seeing objects at all distances, unless the lens or the shape of the eye is compromised, resulting in blurred images.

In some cases, Lens replacement surgery is an appropriate treatment, particularly for those with CATARACT, or PRESBYOPIA.

Additionally lens treatments are available for people who are very shortsighted or very long sighted (outside the normal range for LASIK). These lenses are called PHAKIC IOL's (Intra-ocular lenses) also known as implantable contact lenses.

This video is provided by Advanced Medical Optics, manufacturers of ReZoom, and Technis multifocal lenses, and the Clariflex monofocal lens all of which are used routinely by Mr Aggarwal. Cataract patients and those with presbyopia (ageing eye) benefit from these lenses. The information relating to insurance and payment at the end of the video relates to USA only.

Monofocal lenses or Fixed Focus lenses

Monofocal lenses have been used in cataract surgery for over 50 years. A little under 20 years ago, foldable versions were introduced and this led to the development of small incision cataract surgery.

These lenses replace the cataractous lens within the eye and offer a good outcome for patients who wish to see distance objects without spectacles but who are happy to wear their glasses for reading.

Multifocal lenses

Multifocal lens implants are similar to monofcal lenses ( they are foldable and replace the cataractous lens within the eye) They offer the added advantage of good all round vision, rather than single distance vision, minimising the need for spectacles.

These lenses have been used in the UK for over ten years. As one of the very first surgeons to be trained in the use of this new technology Mr aggarwal continues to train colleagues in the use of multifocal intraocular lenses.

Recent technological advances combined with improved diagnostic equipment and surgical techniques means that Mr Aggarwal is able to correct astigmatism as well as offer patients good all round vision ( near, intermediate and distance) following both cataract surgery and PRELEX or Clear lens Extraction surgery.

Accommodative Lenses

The natural lens uses a process called ' accommodation' in order to see objects at all distances. Unlike multifocal lenses, which remain static within the eye and offer a variable surface for variable focal distances, the accommodative range of lenses actually aim to mimic the natural process.

ICU Accommodative Lens by Human optics

Toric Lenses

A toric or bitoric intraocular lens corrects visual problems caused by cataract or refractive error as well as correcting astigmatism. Mr Aggarwal uses the Acri COMFORT bitoric lens.