Premium Lenses in Cataract Surgery | Vista Alpina Eye Clinic

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PREMIUM LENSES (CATARACT SURGERY)

Refractive premium lenses - for (upcoming) cataract surgery

As already mentioned in the section on cataract surgery, an artificial lens replaces the natural (clouded) eye lens. The artificial lens (intraocular lens) is implanted into the so-called lens capsule and usually remains there for life. You can choose between different intraocular lenses: standard lenses or so-called refractive premium lenses: toric, EDOF (bifocal) or trifocal lenses.

The additional cost for these premium lenses (CHF 600.- to CHF 2,000.-) is never covered by health insurance and must be paid by the patient.

These refractive premium lenses are not suitable for all patients, and the ophthalmologist must carefully exclude possible contraindications when planning the cataract surgery. In addition to the usual examinations before cataract surgery, further detailed measurements of the eye's refractive power are necessary.

The obtained measurement data are evaluated in complex refractive models to determine the best possible lens power.

Moreover, the operation must not only be performed perfectly, but additional surgical techniques are also employed.

In a consultation with your Vista Alpina ophthalmologist, your needs and expectations will be clarified, and together the best possible lens option for the patient will be selected.

NZZ am Sonntag: Cataract. New lenses for better vision.

By Felicitas Witte, 31.10.2020

At first, the environment appears blurred and unfocused, later colourless, as if through a fog. Light dazzles, driving becomes difficult. Usually, both eyes are affected. The diagnosis: cataract. The older people get, the higher the risk: from age 70, more than every second person has a cataract. Only surgery improves vision. The ophthalmologist removes the cloudy lens and replaces it with an artificial one. Read the article.

Clinical studies on toric and multifocal artificial lenses

Dr Vandekerckhove regularly conducts clinical studies on toric and multifocal artificial lenses and speaks at home and abroad on the topic of toric and multifocal artificial lenses.

At the same time, he is involved in the development of new toric and multifocal artificial lenses.

He performs up to 2,000 cataract surgeries annually, including up to 800 refractive premium lenses.