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Phakic lens implants instead of laser eye surgery - anyone get it done? - boards.ie
Hi,
my better half has pretty bad sight and would love to get laser eye surgery but she has an astigmatism in one eye with +6 in both eyes.
So she is unsuitable for lasik surgery but the wellington clinic think that she would be ok for the phakic lens implant which is basically the insertion of a permanent contact on the lens of the eye.
going by the documentation/brochures, the procedure is reversible so that is good in itself.
Anyways i was wondering if any boardsters had this done and how did they fare out?
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I have heard of it and know someone who had them done.
However, this is very specialist ophthalmology and beyond my field of study unfortunately....
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Since i seen the bump, i said "why don't i let you know how she got on!"
the wellington clinic do a artisan lens implant.
Http://www.ophtec.com/consumer/en/ar...lex/the-lenses
This company provides the lens.
There is a video of the procedure on the site;
Can't find it at the mo!
my partner got it done last Wednesday.
Her "bad eye"(astigmatism and +6) was operated on.
She got a general anaestetic(spelling?) and the whole procedure was about 3 hours.
She slept for 14 hours after and had a patch on over night.
On Thursday, the patch was taken off and immediately her sight was down to +0.5, a huge improvement.
her "bad eye" is now her good eye!
She had a checkup today and her astigmatism is totally gone and her sight is now +0.25 in the eye.
the one thing that she is worrying about is a catarrach forming if the edocenial(spelling?) cell count in her eye falls dramatically.
This will only happen if the consultant "touched" the natural lens during surgery.
she is delighted with it so far....
Now to get her to do the other eye.
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I think people are so brave to get those things done to their eyes My eyesight is bad but I'm a big coward who's going to stick with glasses forever Glad to hear it went well for her kooman
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2500 per eye, which includes the 950 for the Beacon Hospital day patient charge.
VHI don't cover it as its cosmetic but will cover it if you were referred by a doctor to get it done or something to that effect.
They will cover 15% in that case.
also meant to say;
I can't see the lens in her eye.
The only way you would be able to see it is if you shone a light into the eye.
If 20/20 vision hasn't been achieved, the patient can have it "tweaked" by using laser.
Its totally reversible but the Wellington have never taken out one in the 4 years that they have been doing it.
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Quote: : 2500 per eye, which includes the 950 for the Beacon Hospital day patient charge.
VHI don't cover it as its cosmetic but will cover it if you were referred by a doctor to get it done or something to that effect.
They will cover 15% in that case.
Vhi do not cover 15%, you get a discount from the eye clinic, for being a member of the health insurance comp.
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Did you visit many other clinics..thinking of getting this done.
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The Mater also does a lens implant but my partner had dealt with the Wellington before when she was first looking to get laser done.
have had no complaints with the Wellington;
Very professional and have been doing the lens implant now for 4 years.
The consultant(won't mention names) said that the first person to get it done had a prescription of -26 in both eyes.
They are now at -2 and have been for the last 4 years!
The Wellington also let us to talk to someone who had it done and my partner knew a friend of a friend so chatted to her.
There is loads of info on the web but my partner found this: http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=23453
some interesting facts but i would think that more people have it done than this.
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Since i seen the bump....
my wife (did the deed since i last posted!
:-) ) had it done in January and had her 9 month checkup in Oct...
Everything is perfect.
The lazy eye (which it was done on) is now improving immensely and her brain is using it more and more.
She is also a lot more confident and just wears the one contact lenses in her other eye....
She doesn't want to get the other eye done in case anything ever happened!
She has a blanks lens in her glasses when ever she wants to wear them.
All in all, a success.
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Im hoping to get mine done in the Mater- they told me i wasn't suitable for laser so suggested this.the only downside is that it takes 6-8 weeks to make the lens so I prob wont get it done until the end of November.
Also they do one eye then 3 weeks later do the 2nd eye so ill have to wear glasses with one lens popped out for 3 weeks- but suppose its only a short amount of time when ya think about it long term!
The scary thing is optical express told me i could get the laser done no prob but the mater told me my cornea is way too thin for laser.
So ppl beware make sure u get a few opinions before you go ahead!
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Quote: : Im hoping to get mine done in the Mater- they told me i wasn't suitable for laser so suggested this.the only downside is that it takes 6-8 weeks to make the lens so I prob wont get it done until the end of November.
Also they do one eye then 3 weeks later do the 2nd eye so ill have to wear glasses with one lens popped out for 3 weeks- but suppose its only a short amount of time when ya think about it long term!
The scary thing is optical express told me i could get the laser done no prob but the mater told me my cornea is way too thin for laser.
So ppl beware make sure u get a few opinions before you go ahead!
Best of luck with it Lisie247;
Its the best thing you'll ever do.
Let us know how it goes for you.
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