What is the difference between cataract surgery and lens implantation?

? Cataract surgery

Objective:

✅ Treatment of cataract (cloudy eye lens).

✅ Restore clear vision by replacing the natural lens with an artificial lens.

Procedure:

✔️ The cloudy eye lens is removed and replaced with an artificial lens.

✔️ Often performed with femtosecond laser (FEMTOCATARACT) for greater precision.

✔️ Duration: ±15 minutes per eye, usually under local anesthesia.

Suitable for:

? Persons with cataracts (usually 55+).

? People who want permanent vision improvement without cloudy lens.

? Lens implantation (Refractive Lens Change or ICL)

Objective:

✅ Eye correction without laser for people without cataracts.

✅ Correcting high-strength nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism.

✅ Solving age-related farsightedness (presbyopia) with multifocal lenses.

Procedure:

✔️ The natural lens of the eye is preserved with ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens).

✔️ With multifocal implantable lenses, the natural lens is replaced, similar to cataract surgery.

✔️ Duration: ±15 minutes per eye, under local anesthesia.

Suitable for:

? Persons without cataracts, but with high eye defects.

? Those who want a permanent correction without dependence on glasses or contact lenses.

Which treatment is right for me?

- Do you have cataracts? → Cataract surgery is necessary.

- Want permanent correction without laser? → Lens implantation may be an option.

- Do you want to improve vision without removing your natural lens? → ICL implantation may be the solution.

? A t Focus Eye Clinic, we are happy to help you make the right choice. Schedule a screening and find out which treatment is best for your eyes.