Intraocular Lens Treatment
What is Intraocular Lens Treatment?
Intraocular lens treatment is a method used for the treatment of cataracts and visual refractive errors that occur in the eye.
This method is applied by replacing the natural lens in the eye with lenses produced with special technology.
Advantages of Intraocular Lens Surgery
Intraocular lens surgery can be applied for the treatment of refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. In the method applied, the lens inside the eye is removed and replaced with a lens with more than one focal capability, so treatment of refractive errors is provided, while cataract treatment can be provided if there is a cataract problem in the eye.
How is Intraocular Lens Treatment Performed?
This method is called Clear (transparent) lens replacement. Intraocular lens treatment is performed by opening a 3 mm incision and inserting the lens into the eye. The implanted lens takes its normal shape with body heat.
Steps to Place the Lens Inside the Eye
For intraocular lens application, the patient must first undergo a comprehensive examination and a series of examinations. After the patient's eye structure is evaluated by the doctor, the type of lenses to be implanted is determined. Since the treatment is also a cataract method, both the cataract of the patient is treated in a single session and the distance and near vision problems are eliminated in appropriate patients with the lens to be placed in the eye.
There are various rings in the lenses. Some of these rings provide distance vision and some provide near vision. The doctor determines the type of lens according to the patient's eye problem.
Who Can Receive Intraocular Lens Treatment?
Patient selection is very important for this treatment. It should be noted whether near or far vision is more important for the patient. Another important issue in patient selection is the patient's pupil size. The patient must first undergo a detailed eye examination. Not every patient's eyes may be suitable for this type of surgery.
The occupation, age, social activity, reading habits and intellectual level of the patient with cataract are also important in patient selection. The success of the treatment is possible with appropriate patient selection, appropriate technique, the experience of the institution where the surgery is performed and the physician and of course the right lens.
What Should Be Considered After Intraocular Lens Treatment?
Postoperative vision will reach its normal level within 1-2 days. Antibiotic, cortisone eye drops and tear drops recommended by your ophthalmologist should be used for the recommended period.
The patient is discharged on the same day after intraocular lens treatment.
Routine controls are performed on the 1st day, 1st week, 1st month and 6th month after surgery, but the frequency and duration of controls may vary by the ophthalmologist.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Intraocular Contact Lens Application Permanent?
- Lenses implanted in the eye can be used for life.
- Can Intraocular Lens Be Removed?
- Intraocular lens operations are performed by removing the lenses that exist in the eye and have lost their refraction and transparency and replacing them with new lenses compatible with the patient's eye.
- It should not be confused with contact lenses used daily or monthly.
Phakic Lens Treatment
What is a Phakic Lens?
Phakic intraocular lens is one of the strongest alternatives in refraction treatment and is a treatment method applied in all refraction "hyperopia, hyperopia-astigmatism, myopia and myopia-astigmatism" eye refraction defects.
It is a treatment method applied to people who do not have enough corneal tissue for laser treatment in myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism eye problems or whose spectacle degrees are above the laser correction limits.
Advantages of Phakic Intraocular Lens Surgery
The biggest advantage of phakic intraocular lens surgery is that it is reversible and can be applied to people with high myopia and hyperopia. Phakic lens surgery is performed by our related branch physicians based on the principle of placing an artificial and numbered lens inside the eye.
For Which Eye Diseases is Phakic Intraocular Lens Suitable?
- Patients with myopia from 0.5 diopters to 20 diopters,
- Patients with myopia-astigmatism from 0.5 diopters to 6 diopters,
- Patients with hyperopia from 5 diopters to 10 diopters
- Patients with hyperopia-astigmatism from 5 diopters to 6 diopters can be treated.
Who is the phakic lens made for?
Phakic lens surgery can be performed on people over the age of 18 who have not had a major change in their refractive error in the last two years and who do not have glaucoma, retinal diseases and cataracts. The final decision on whether this treatment is suitable for the person's eye structure can be determined after a detailed eye examination and examination of the corneal tissue with special tests.
How is phakic lens treatment performed?
Phakic lens surgery takes about 5 minutes for one eye and the patient does not feel anything because it is under general anesthesia. No bandage is required.
Is Phakic Intraocular Lens Treatment Permanent?
The lens placed inside the eye is transparent and compatible with the eye tissue. When all processes are performed ideally, the lens is produced from a medical material that will remain in the eye for a lifetime without causing any problems.
These lenses placed in the eye cannot be seen from the outside after surgery and the presence of the lens in the eye is not felt by the patient. With phakic lens treatment, this lens implanted in the eye can be removed at the patient's request and provides the opportunity to benefit from different treatment methods suitable for the patient.