Sandyford Clinic the first in the world to offer groundbreaking new procedure...
With over 30 years experience and more than 30,000 satisfied customers to date, the Wellington Eye Clinic is the leading name in corrective eye surgery in Ireland. It was the first to introduce laser refractive surgery to this country in 1990. Now, it’s about to break new ground once again with Refocus, a revolutionary new procedure for presbyopia in people aged 45 and over. The procedure has been carried out in studies all over the world (including an FDA study) but the Wellington Eye Clinic is the first clinic in the world to offer this procedure on a commercial basis.
The Wellington Eye Clinic’s expert surgeons can improve your reading vision to the level it was in your late-30s, without affecting your long distance sight. Refocus is a minimally invasive procedure involving the use of tiny implants to stretch ligaments supporting the lens of the eye that go slack as you age. These ligaments are essential for sharp near vision and Refocus restores their natural tautness.
“Presbyopia refers to age-related accommodation changes in the eye that occur when the lens of the eye – which focuses light on the retina – hardens and loses elasticity so that it can no longer focus on near objects,” explains Wellington Eye Clinic’s Consultant Ophthalmologist Mr Arthur Cummings.
“As presbyopia develops, typically starting around age 45, focusing on objects that are up close becomes increasingly difficult – and so people with presbyopia typically reposition reading material in an effort to see it clearly. They hold it further away from them and it feels like their arms are getting shorter. It’s noticeable at first when the ambient light is low and can be remedied in the early stages by using a brighter light by which to read. Eventually, older adults need reading glasses to bring near objects into focus,” Mr Cummings continues.
Previous treatments for the condition involved patients making a compromise. The near vision could be improved, but it came at the expense of reduced distance vision. Refocus offers candidates the opportunity to correct near vision without affecting other aspects of your sight.
Refocus involves placing small implants into the sclera (white part of the eye) about 4mm behind the coloured part (iris). The procedure is therefore outside of the eye – the eye ball or globe is not entered at all.
The eyes are red afterwards for about 3 weeks but the redness clears up completely. Distance vision remains blissfully unchanged while the reading vision simply keeps on improving to what it was typically like in your late-30’s. Refocus will turn back time when it comes to your eyes.
Article Published: 08/07/2014