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 ( ouside the normal range for LASIK). These lenses are called PHAKIC IOL's ( Intra-ocular lenses) also known as implantable contact lenses.
Gary Player talks about ReZoom surgery as performed by by Mr Aggarwal. This video contains short clips of the operation. If you wish to avoid seeing this, fast forward between 40 & 1 min 10 secs
The ' one size fits all' approach to cataract surgery was, until relatively recently the only approach, as monofocals were the only approved technology available.
Patients were given monofocal implants and spectacles. In some cases this technology is highly approprate, but should not be used as a 'general solution' when a broad range of lens types are now available.
After an in depth consultation you will be offered the lens or choice of lenses that best suits YOUR NEEDS.
Lens Options
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.
At 6:6 Vision Mr Aggarwal uses ;
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.
Mr Rajesh Aggarwal Consultant Eye Surgeon
6 6 Vision
