Lens exchange surgery cures cataracts

The newest, most advanced surgical technique for gaining independence from glasses is lens exchange surgery in Detroit, also known as ReLEx surgery. This surgery is the way that patients can get rid of glasses for distance, intermediate, and near vision all at the same time. And it cures cataracts as well! The surgery is fairly simple, it is also quick and painless. Patients are taken to an outpatient surgery center, where the natural lens of the eye is removed using a micro-incision. A lens implant such as the Crystalens implant is placed in the same position that the natural lens used to be. The incision does not need stitches, so patients are comfortable very quickly after their surgery. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, the intermediate vision improves to the point where patients can see their dashboard in the car, and their computer as well as distance vision without glasses. Texting and more detailed work may take a few months as the vision clears and the muscles develop to flex the implant. So, how does this surgery cure cataracts? Cataracts grow inside the natural lens of the eye. When that lens is removed, the cataracts have no where to grow, and if early cataracts have already formed, they are removed. This surgery is identical to cataract surgery in Detroit. Contact Dr. William Goldstein's office for more information, by calling 586-323-2020, or by checking out the 20/20 vision website!