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Whilst hearing positive or negative opinions from your friends or family is useful, it’s very difficult to draw parallels for such a precise decision targeted to your specific needs. Royal National Institute of Blind People. All rights reserved. RNIB Enterprises Limited (with registered number 0887094) is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of the Royal National Institute of Blind People ("RNIB"), a charity registered in England and Wales (226227), Scotland (SC039316) and Isle of Man (1226). RNIB Enterprises Limited covenants all of its taxable profits to RNIB. Since my partial sight loss, I struggle with the change in light conditions. If I move from a darker to a brighter environment, my eyes take time to adjust and also cause me some discomfort. Also, because I have difficulty with contrast, I find that wearing eye shields make things easier. There are different glasses / eye shields to choose from: The dominant eye is set for distance and the non-dominant eye is set for varying amounts of nearer vision. The two eyes perform different tasks when measured on their own but when both eyes are open they allow a seamless range of vision. The ability to read without glasses depends on how close-focussed the non-dominant eye is set.

This is a technique to allow the benefits of monofocal lenses (relatively low cost and very low risk of adverse visual effects) whilst reducing the need for reading glasses. As a library, NLM provides access to scientific literature. Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, Some patients aged 45+ may also be eligible for refractive lens exchange ( RLE). RLE is essentially a cataract operation, but it is performed before a cataract has formed to reduce dependence on glasses.These implants can allow excellent visual function at a set distance. They can correct shortsightedness or longsightedness. They aim to leave patients without glasses for a defined focal length, which is usually for distance vision. Nowadays, there are many to choose from and the right one for you will depend on many factors, including your specific visual needs. Mr Dan Lindfield, a leading consultant ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon in Guildford and Farnham, Surrey explains the pros and cons of the different types of IOLs and what to expect before and after surgery. I definitely recommend patients ask their surgeon which lens they think is right for them. Your surgeon will have many years of experience and will know what is most appropriate for your eye, lifestyle and expectations. There is a lot of science here but lens selection is also an art and a skill. They are produced in sterile medical facilities and many lenses are not even handled in theatre. They are injected into the eye via a sterile introducing device without requiring the lens to be handled by the surgical team.

These state of the art implants potentially allow for complete freedom of glasses. However, in practice, most patients feel that they are less dependent on glasses but still occasionally use them for prolonged periods of close work, such as reading a good book. During the operation, you’ll just experience a bright light, sensations or water around the eye and you’ll hear our theatre music. You don’t see any of the “work” happening. Some patients even see kaleidoscopic colours and patterns during surgery. When the operation is complete, you’ll sit up with a clear eye shield over the eye. Mr Dan Lindfield is a multi-award-winning consultant ophthalmologist and cataract surgeonin Guildford and Farnham who specialises in cataracts, glaucoma surgery, including laser therapies for glaucoma, such as SLT, trabeculectomy, and minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). Mr Lindfield qualified in medicine at the University of SouthamptonMedical School in 2004 before going on to complete specialist trainingin hospitals throughout Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and London. This included work atthree teaching hospitals and a glaucoma surgical fellowship at St Thomas' Hospital in London, giving him a wealth of invaluable experience in treating a range of ophthalmological conditions. He was appointed consultant ophthalmologist in 2013 and fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in the same year. Mr Lindfield currently sees private patients at Farnham Eye Care and Guildford Eye Care, which is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. Greater differences between the two eyes can allow for complete freedom of both reading and distance glasses for some patients but with the increasing disparity between the eyes, there is an increased awareness of the two eyes being imbalanced. This technique can be discussed with your surgeon along with tests to identify which eye is dominant. Mr Dan Lindfield explains that it is not suitable for all patients and takes skill, experience and judgement to perfect this technique.They have no “shelf life”. Once implanted they will last a lifetime and do not require changing in the future. A cataract is the age-related clouding of the lens inside our eye. It tends to occur when we reach 60 years or older but itcan occur at a younger age in rarer circumstances. Cataract surgery involves removing the cloudy lens and replacing it with a precision-made implant.