Lens replacement
As you age, the flexibility of your ocular lens decreases. This causes your vision, both near and far, to deteriorate. With a lens replacement, your own natural lens is replaced by a very advanced artificial lens, or lens implant. This will enable your eye to see clearly again from far, medium distance, and nearby. The impact of this treatment is permanent as the lens implant has a permanent correction that will not change over time. In 80% of cases, no glasses are needed after the procedure. In 15% of cases, glasses may still be needed mostly for sharp vision at medium distance (60 to 70 cm). Only in 5% of the cases are glasses still regularly needed. This can almost always be corrected by means of an extra laser treatment of the cornea.
Lens replacement with laser
As one of the few eye centers in Belgium, we can offer a lens replacement without the need for any incisions. A lens replacement with laser offers greater precision, allowing the implant lens to be placed even more accurately in the perfect spot. The laser is also much gentler on the retina and the inside of the cornea. Higher precision and reliability also lead to a lower risk of side effects.
Together with your ophthalmologist, you will determine the most suitable lens (see below) as well as the best treatment method (with or without laser) for you.
When are you eligible for lens replacement?
- Age
To be eligible for a lens replacement as an alternative to glasses or contact lenses, you must be at least 45 years old. In the case of significant farsightedness, a lens replacement is possible at a younger age.
- Recent intake examination
We’re happy to help!
Your vision, your comfort, your happiness: this is what we care about at Eyecenter. Our experienced team is ready to help you and answer all your questions.
Are you not sure if you are eligible for a lens replacement? Then schedule a free, non-binding eye scan with our optometrist that will only take 30 minutes of your time.
Start your process towards a life without glasses today, and schedule an extensive pre-operative exam and an initial conversation to get to know you (+/- 2 hours), so that together we can determine the best solution for you.
- After your intake exam, the lenses will be custom-made for your eyes.
- Three days before the procedure, you will need to apply some preparatory eye drops at home.
- When you arrive at our centre in Latem (for the manual procedure) or at the LVC in Drongen (for the lens replacement with Catalys laser), we start with a few administrative tasks. Next, you will get some eye drops in order to dilate your pupil. This takes about 45 minutes, providing the ideal opportunity to relax with a book or a cool drink.
- Once your pupils are sufficiently dilated, we will accompany you to the operating room. There, your eyes will be anaesthetised and carefully disinfected.
- While you lie back comfortably, we make a small incision in your cornea. We then replace your natural lens with an artificial lens at the perfect place in your lens capsular bag.
- The procedure takes around fifteen minutes per eye and is nearly painless. After the procedure, you will receive a protective eye patch and you can go straight home, but you do need someone to accompany you.
