Refractive Lens Surgery (RLS)
RLE Procedure – What’s Involve In Treatment?
Removal of the eye’s natural lens and replacement with an IOL sounds like a very involved surgery. So it might surprise you to learn. That the procedure only takes 15 minutes per eye, and is performed on an outpatient basis.
As mentioned, the procedure itself is สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที essentially identical to cataract surgery and involves removing the natural lens of the eye and replacing it with one of three IOL varieties:
- 1. Monofocal IOL
- 2. Multifocal IOL
- 3. Toric IOL
- Monofocal IOLs are the most basic option, providing clear vision for a single distance type (near, intermediate or far).
- Multifocal IOLs are premium lenses that provide correction across multiple distances at fixed points.
- Toric intraocular lenses (IOLs) are the procedure of choice to correct corneal astigmatism.
To perform RLE, your surgeon will apply numbing eye drops that will minimize any discomfort. If you are have IOLs implanted in both eyes, you will not be able to have treatment on the same day. Each eye must be treated separately one or two weeks apart.
Recovering From Refractive Lens Extraction (RLE)
You will not be able to drive yourself home after treatment, meaning you will need to arrange a ride after your surgery. Most people are able to resume normal activity (including driving) within a week of RLE.
Improved vision should be immediate for most patients, but total corrective benefits may not be fully realized for several weeks. During this recovery period, it’s not uncommon for patients to experience issues like glare, halos, blurred vision and mild discomfort as the eye heals.