Refractive Lens Replacement Surgery - also called refractive lens exchange or clear lens exchange surgery - involves the replacement of your eye's natural lens with a lens implant. It is a type of eye ...

The lens of your eye is an olive-shaped portion that sits just behind the cornea, pupil, and iris. It changes shape to help focus on different distances that we see. Many things can go wrong with the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . If one travels outside the United States to a meeting of refractive cataract ...

ICL surgery (also known as EVO Implantable Collamer or Interocular Contact Lens) is an alternative to Lasik. During the procedure, an eye surgeon who is specially trainedimplants contact lenses ...

As more patients seek permanent alternatives to glasses and contacts, Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)—also known as Custom Lens Replacement—continues to grow in popularity. In a newly published article ...

Implanting an ICL requires surgery. A surgeon places the lens between the eye’s natural lens and colored iris. The lens works the eye’s existing lens to bend (refract) light on the retina, which ...

Cataracts are incredibly common among older adults. More than half of all Americans over age 80 either have cataracts or have had surgery to remove them. “They are a common eye condition where the ...

75 years ago, on November 29, 1949, Dr. Harold Ridley implanted the first intraocular lens in an eye after cataract extraction at St. Thomas Hospital in London. The introduction of an intraocular lens ...

Cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. They can be easily corrected by replacing the opaque natural lens with an artificial one. But one common complication of this surgery, ...

A local MP has welcomed improved access to both NHS and private cataract surgery in Sheffield following a visit to the town’s ...