ReplaceLenses
Every treatment begins with a preliminary examination. From this, personalized treatment advice is provided, as each eye is unique.
Have you not yet had a preliminary examination, but are curious about which treatment methods are suitable for you? Then easily schedule your preliminary examination.
Already had a preliminary examination and received advice for a ReplaceLens treatment? On this page, you can read more about what this treatment entails.
Custom lens implant treatment
Over 45 and would rather not wear glasses or contact lenses anymore? Then ReplaceLenses are the perfect solution. They allow you to see razor sharp for life, provided the other parts of your eye remain healthy.
With ReplaceLenses, we can permanently solve nearsightedness (-), farsightedness (+), presbyopia (reading problem) and cylinder.
ReplaceLenses - Step by step
1: We anesthetize the eyes with eye drops.
2: The ophthalmologist fragments your natural eye lens. This can be done with the laser or manually.
3: Ophthalmologist makes a tiny 2.2 millimeter incision in the cornea to gain access to the lens of the eye
4: Using a type of vacuum cleaner, the ophthalmologist removes the natural eye lens from the lens pouch.
5: Ophthalmologist places the ReplaceLens in the correct position. The eye does not need to be sutured.
What suits me?
The benefits of ReplaceLenses
No more glasses or contact lenses
When am I suitable for ReplaceLenses?
Good to know
Have you decided to live without reading glasses? The preliminary examination is always the basis of every ReplaceLens treatment. Followed by treatment and, of course, aftercare.
ReplaceLens costs
Free preliminary examination
Lifetime warranty on your treatment
Recovery after lens implantation
Lens implantation aftercare
Frequently asked questions about ReplaceLenses
Is ReplaceLens treatment painful? arrow_downward
During the treatment you will not experience any pain, because your eyes will be numbed with eye drops. A ReplaceLens treatment is painless.
How does lens implantation work? arrow_downward
First, your eyes are numbed with eye drops, then the laser makes a tiny opening in the side of the cornea. Then the implant lens is positioned in the right place through the opening.
ExtraLenses are placed in front of the natural lens. During the ReplaceLens treatment, the natural lens is first fragmented or pulverized. This can be done laser-guided or manually by the ophthalmologist, after which the ReplaceLens replaces the removed natural lens.
After the placement of the implant lenses, the eye does not need to be stitched. The incision heals by itself.
Can reading strength decrease after a lens replacement? arrow_downward
No, the reading return after a lens replacement. The reason you get a reading problem is because your natural eye lens ages and can no longer accommodate properly. The replacement lens does not have to accommodate, because the different strengths in the ReplaceLens Multiple Vision do the work.
What is accommodation?
How well you see up close has everything to do with your eye lens. Your eye lens ensures that you can zoom in and out. The eye lens does this by either becoming very convex or flatter. If you want to see something up close, the accommodation muscle pulls the eye lens into a convex shape. This allows you to see sharply at close range. If the muscle relaxes, your eye lens remains flat and you can focus well in the distance. This focusing from far away to close up is called accommodation.
If this process works perfectly, you will have no complaints when looking up close. Everything you want to see falls exactly on the retina.
Presbyopia (age-related farsightedness)
As the lens becomes stiffer, it becomes more difficult to make the lens more convex, it takes longer to go from flat to convex and back again. In addition, the lens can become less convex.
This makes it increasingly difficult to see at shorter distances and it can take longer for the image to become clear. This can also be very tiring for your eyes. Where you used to be able to easily read a book or the menu in a restaurant, you now have to hold it further and further away from you. To the point where your arms also become too short and it is time for reading glasses or reading glasses correction.
Can I go blind after lens implantation? arrow_downward
The chance of going blind after treatment is very small. At FYEO we have never had to deal with this.
As with any medical procedure, there are risks associated with treatment. A complication, often caused by not following medical advice and careless handling of the lifestyle and medication, could theoretically lead to blindness. The chance of this is very minimal if you follow all the lifestyle rules. Complications are also often easy to treat.
When is a ReplaceLens treatment suitable? arrow_downward
The ReplaceLens treatment is suitable if you are over 45 years old and have difficulty reading or seeing up close. It does not matter what strength you have in the distance. The ReplaceLens automatically corrects all strengths.
Preliminary examination
Ultimately, only the preliminary examination can really determine whether the ReplaceLens treatment is suitable for you. In certain cases, the ophthalmologist will advise starting with a Readon ReplaceLens treatment. After the preliminary examination and the consultation with the ophthalmologist, you will always receive a treatment advice completely tailored to your needs.
What is Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) and what can be done about it? arrow_downward
The new ReplaceLens is placed in your natural lens bag. Over time, some deposits may form on this bag. You will notice this by a slight haze over the image, as if you are looking through a plastic bag. If your vision becomes less, make an appointment. The ophthalmologist can remove Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) with a short treatment, simply in the treatment room.
What are the disadvantages of ReplaceLenses? arrow_downward
With ReplaceLenses, your brain needs an average of 3 to 6 months to get used to the new vision.
Can I always have a ReplaceLens treatment after a Readon ReplaceLens treatment? arrow_downward
The Readon ReplaceLens treatment corrects the vision in 1 eye to address presbyopia. The untreated eye will eventually need to be treated as well, as the natural lens in this eye ages and becomes cloudy. At that point, if medically possible, you can have the ReplaceLens treatment.
The ReplaceLens is a one-time treatment, corrects your vision at all distances for life and can be performed from the age of 45.
Request a preliminary examination
Your preliminary examination is always free and without obligation and includes eye tests and a consultation with the eye specialist.
- Personalized treatment advice tailored to you
- The ophthalmologist from the consultation is the treating ophthalmologist
- All-inclusive price