Clear Lensectomy

For those patients that don’t qualify for Lasik or PRK, due to having a high nearsighted or farsighted prescription, and/or corneas that are too thin, we offer the option of Clear Lensectomy.

Clear Lensectomy, or Clear Lens Extraction, involves the removal of the clear lens of your eye, even though it is not a cataract. (A cataract is a lens that is hazy, yellowed, and/or has opacities within it. Most cataracts are present due to aging factors.)

The natural lens inside the eye is removed and replaced with an artificial implant, called an intra-ocular lens, in order to attempt to correct your farsightedness or nearsightedness. The power of this intra-ocular lens is calculated carefully in order to give you the most distance correction. There are occasions where Lasik and/or PRK are needed after the lensectomy in order to fine tune and better fully correct vision. This additional Laser surgery fee is typically included in our lensectomy fees.

Although this procedure can theoretically improve your natural distance vision, your close vision will require additional glasses for reading and any other close-up work.

The main benefit of this surgery includes the ability to function significantly better and with a much decreased prescription than prior to the lensectomy.

Should you decide to have the surgery, you will undergo a complete eye examination at Colorado Laser Surgeons and Omni Eye Specialists, our sister center that specializes in cataract surgery.

We offer complimentary consultations for Clear Lensectomy to assess whether you are a good candidate for this procedure and to thoroughly discuss the benefits and risk factors of this surgery.