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If you don't mind sharing, how was the surgery? You seem happy with the results, are there any downsides? Why did you choose IOLs over Lasik?
by J-dawg 11y ago
If you don't mind sharing, how was the surgery? You seem happy with the results, are there any downsides?
Why did you choose IOLs over Lasik?
- cpfohl 11y agoDid a quick Google: IOL surgery is cataract repair if I understood what I read correctly. LASIK is repair for myopia. Not sure I used all the words correctly... Is there a word for myopia that includes reading distance too?
- J-dawg 11y agoI believe it can be both. In cataract surgery, the eye's lens is removed (because it has gone cloudy) and replaced with an implantable lens. IOLs can also be used in myopia. The implantable lens is placed in front of the natural lens to correct the near-sightedness, like a contact lens but INSIDE the eye. The natural lens is left intact so you don't lost the ability to focus close up (accommodation). There are also accommodating lens implants, which are pretty new. So a cataract patient can regain their ability to focus close up.
- cpfohl 11y agoSuper nifty!
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