Multifocal Lens Replacement Surgery

As the human eye ages, its lens loses flexibility which leads to the natural range of vision diminishing. This is termed ‘presbyopia’ and results in loss of near vision (e.g. computers, mobile phones and menus) unless reading glasses are used.

Multifocal lens surgery replaces the aging human lens with an artificial multifocal lens, which splits light to create simultaneous images within the eye. The brain subsequently selects the most beneficial image to restore vision.

Multifocal lens replacement surgery is recommended for people who have lost a normal range of vision due to a loss of flexibility within the natural lens. A loss in vision is usually noticeable by the age of 50. Multifocal lens replacement surgery is also an option for individuals who have already developed cataracts.

Your surgeon will carefully review your eyes and help you decide which treatment option is best suited to you. Some individuals may not be good candidates for multifocal lens surgery and better suited to one of our other refractive surgical procedures. The recovery is usually 1 week for each eye and both can be treated a week apart or in some cases simultaneously.

Your 1st appointment, procedure and aftercare will be with one of our consultant ophthalmologists, both of whom have the relevant qualifications and extensive experience in this field.