Contact Lens Implants for Myopia

(PRLEAP.COM) For moderately to highly nearsighted individuals, implantable contact lenses are a safe and effective way to treat their refractive errors. While LASIK may be the best surgical option for many patients, there are more complications associated for patients with a higher degree of myopia. For these patients, implantable contact lenses may be a good option.

According to one study, in which the lenses were implanted in 526 eyes of nearly 300 patients with myopia ranging from –3.0 to –20.0 diopters, after three years, nearly 60% of the patients had 20/20 vision or better visual acuity. Nearly 95% had 20/40 or better.

The implants are inserted through a tiny inclusion and placed in front of the eye’s natural lens: http://www.neovisioneyecenter.com/contactlenses_faq.html.

Nearsightedness, or myopia, is a vision problem experienced by up to about one-third of the population. NeoVision Eye Center offers comprehensive eye examinations and our services include laser vision correction. They can check your vision for refractive errors (i.e. nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism) as well as for disease. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call us today. We stress periodic, professional eye exams. You can trust your eyesight to our experience and expertise. We care for you and your eyes.

P.S. Less than 1% of the patients outfitted with implantable contact lenses said they were dissatisfied.

Shobha Tandon, MD, PhD, is an Ophthalmologist and Medical Director of NeoVision Eye Center with offices at 2 Union Square in Union City, CA and at 2500 Hospital Drive, Bldg 11 in Mountain View, CA.