Premium Lens Implants In Shrewsbury, UK And Surrounding Areas

Cataract surgery is a procedure of removing natural eye lenses and replacing them with artificial intraocular lens implants (IOL). Until now, these artificial lenses were fixed for one distance which demands glasses for other tasks. Today, there are many different lens implant options available that provide a fuller range of vision; whether it is near, intermediate or far distance. These lenses are called premium lenses and they offer similar vision capabilities as natural eye lenses. Most patients choose these “Premium Vision” lenses because they prefer a fuller range of vision without the use of glasses for the majority of their daily tasks.

Unfortunately, these advanced lens implants are not available on the NHS, and not all surgeons in many private hospitals specialise in implanting these lenses. Paragon Clinic offers ALL lens options to ALL our patients based on clinical need which comprises of a thorough consultation with detailed eye examinations, and eye measurements.

What Are Premium Intraocular Lens Implants?

Premium intraocular lens (IOL) implants are advanced artificial lenses. They are used in cataract surgery to replace the eye’s natural lens that has become cloudy. Unlike standard IOLs, which typically correct only distance vision, premium lens implants benefit patients by addressing and correcting multiple vision problems, such as astigmatism, presbyopia, and near and intermediate vision. With premium lens implant surgery, patients can enjoy full vision correction for both near and far. It also greatly reduces the need for glasses to perform most of the day-to-day tasks.

Suitable Candidates For Premium IOL Implants

It is worth thinking carefully about the sort of tasks you use your eyes for and how well spectacles have worked for you up until now. When we use our eyes we can divide tasks into three broad categories:

Far vision

This covers tasks and activities beyond 3 metres or so and includes driving, getting around generally, recognising friends across the street, most sporting activities and watching TV.

Intermediate vision

It is used for tasks at about 1 to 2 metres. This includes most social interaction, computer work, reading music and some sports.

Near vision

This is for activities performed at 30 to 50 centimetres such as reading a book or using a laptop or tablet.

If you are suffering from any of the mentioned vision problems, you may be a suitable candidate for premium cataract lenses. However, your eye specialist will discuss the options with you to help you decide. Please feel free to ask questions!

Type of Premium Lens We Offer

Paragon Clinic offers ALL lens options to ALL our patients who want to experience sharper and clearer without their glasses on. They can choose from a variety of premium lenses we offer based on their needs.

Monofocal Lenses for Far Vision in Both Eyes

Implanting a mono-focal lens optimised for far vision in both eyes will provide good vision without spectacles for driving and so on. However, the lens is fixed focus, so you will need to wear glasses to read and use a computer (i.e. near and intermediate vision). If you are accustomed to using reading spectacles or bifocals/multifocal lenses after your cataract surgery, then using monofocal lens implants for far vision is probably the most predictable option for you. This is the most common choice that people having cataract surgery make.

Monofocal Lenses for Near Vision in Both Eyes

Another potentially useful, although less common, option is to put monofocal lenses optimised for near vision in both eyes. This means that you would be able to read and perform other near-vision tasks without glasses. However, you would require spectacles for distance vision. In addition, some people have short-sightedness and they can read and perform other near-vision tasks without the need for glasses, although they usually need spectacles to see well in the distance. If you are in this group monofocal lens implants for near vision in both eyes is a good choice because it can be difficult to use reading glasses if you are not accustomed to using them. On the other hand, if you do tasks or activities that require good distance vision such as sailing, bush-walking in the rain, swimming, diving etc, or if you simply don’t like wearing glasses, monofocal lenses are still a very good option for you.

Monofocal Lenses for Monovision

With mono-focal lenses for monovision, patients can use a different mono-focal lens in each eye to give vision at different distances. The brain chooses which eye to use depending on what you are giving attention to, and there is no conscious effort when switching from distance to near viewing. However, it is worth remembering that we’re giving each eye a different job for different distances.

Multifocal Intraocular Lenses (Trifocal)

As their name suggests multifocal intraocular lenses provide the ability to see at varying focuses.  This is typically for near such as reading a book, middle distance such as a computer screen and far distance such as driving. Multifocal Intraocular lenses are a good option for cataract lens replacement. Haloes and reduced contrast sensitivity can be potential side effects of premium multifocal lenses. However, we use the latest generation of IOLs that exhibit significantly fewer haloes and comparatively balanced contrast sensitivity. At Paragon Clinic, we use the most advanced multifocal IOL – the Panoptix Trifocal by Alcon or the Synergy Trifocal by Johnson & Johnson that will give you good distance, intermediate and near vision. This is one of the most expensive premium lenses in the market which we offer as an affordable package. Pre-operative evaluation and selection of the right patient to receive a multifocal intraocular lens is paramount to gaining a good outcome. Book a free consultation today to find out if a multifocal IOL is best for you.

Important Information for All Lens Implants

Regardless of which premium lens implants for cataract surgery you choose, there is always an element of unpredictability in the outcome of the surgery. This is because people’s eyes are subtly different. Furthermore healing or scarring after an operation can also vary and give unexpected results. Although we are renowned for our high success rate (i.e., 90 to 95%), some people still need spectacles for the best possible vision. In a small number of cases, further surgery or laser treatment may be required to improve the outcome.