A Way to Get Rid of High Diopter Numbers: Phakic Intraocular Lens Surgery

Phakic intraocular lens procedures are one of the most powerful treatment options developed for patients with high degrees of hyperopia, hyperopic astigmatism, myopia, and myopic astigmatism. Laser surgery is available as an alternative to phakic intraocular lens implantation, but lens implantation offers significant advantages over laser surgery.

Phakic intraocular lens procedures are performed by specialist physicians in the field. This method is chosen when the eye's refractive error is too high to be corrected with laser treatment. Today, high diopter numbers are among the most significant eye problems. The phakic lens applied to treat this problem resets the eye's prescription to zero and provides healthy vision for many years to come.

What Is Phakic Intraocular Lens Surgery?

In phakic intraocular lens surgery, transparent lenses that are compatible with the eye's tissue are placed inside the eye. When these lens implants are placed successfully, they can be used safely for a lifetime. At the same time, these lenses are not noticeable to the patient or visible from the outside, and because they are removable, they can be taken out whenever needed.

Who Can Have Phakic Intraocular Lens Surgery?

Phakic intraocular lens surgery is used specifically to treat degrees of refractive error too high to be corrected with laser. It is one of the most successful methods recommended for patients over the age of 18 with severe eye disorders. For the surgery to be performed, patients must not have had any change in their refractive error over the past 2 years. It is also important that patients have no conditions such as elevated eye pressure. Whether a patient's eye structure is suitable for this treatment is assessed through a detailed eye exam performed by specialist physicians.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Phakic Intraocular Lens Surgery

Phakic intraocular lens surgery offers patients certain advantages and disadvantages. As one of the most effective treatment methods, its advantages are as follows:

• This method can treat very high degrees of refractive error.
• Because the eye's natural lens stays in place, the eye's accommodation mechanism is preserved, allowing patients to see both near and far clearly with ease.
• The operation is completed in as little as 5 minutes.
• It is not visible from the outside and is not noticeable to the patient.
• Because the phakic intraocular lens is compatible with the eye's tissue, it can remain in the eye for a lifetime.

While this method offers patients major advantages, it also has the following disadvantages:

• Because a large corneal incision is made during this operation, there is a risk of astigmatism developing afterward.
• As it is a surgical operation, it carries the risks common to all surgical procedures.

For more information about phakic intraocular lens surgery and treatment for all your eye conditions, you can schedule an appointment with the experienced specialist physicians at İdeal Göz Clinic, a name that stands out in searches for a Kayseri eye hospital: Prof. Dr. Hakkı DOĞAN, Prof. Dr. Mustafa KOÇ, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necati DURU, and Op. Dr. Bilge YURDAKUL.

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