If you are highly nearsighted, want to get rid of your thick glasses or contact lenses, and not a good candidate for laser vision correction, a phakic implant may be an excellent option for you. A phakic implant goes inside the eye when the eye is still phakic, which means the natural lens is still in place. This technology works much like implanting the patient's contact lens into their eye. The implant corrects the nearsighted prescription to allow for good distance vision and the natural lens inside the eye is still able to focus vision for near tasks. One advantage of this treatment is that it is reversible and the lens can be removed if need be. It is a safe and effective alternative to laser vision correction and refractive lens exchange in certain patients.
Call today for a free refractive evaluation at our Overland Park office, 913-338-4733, and ask about this cutting-edge technology.
