Robotic Lens Replacement is the most technologically advanced way to have your cataract surgery performed today. Rather than the procedure being performed entirely by hand (the insurance-covered way, the way it has been done for 40 years), instead a Robotic Assisted Laser using Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence performs some of the most delicate steps of the procedure semiautonomously. Together with a Prescription Lens (such as LAL, Envy, or Aspire) that places your glasses or contact lens prescription IN your eye, you may be able to reduce your need for glasses and/or contact lenses after your procedure!

 

Even though we use the most advanced technology available anywhere today, we cannot 100%-guarantee a perfect outcome for 100% of patients (nor can any surgeon in the world guarantee a perfect outcome for any patient.)

 

Laser Lens Replacement is a 3-Step Process (per eye) over up to a two (2) year period:

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1) Replace: Your natural lens (cataract) is removed with a Robotic Laser 3-D image guidance and assistance system for laser precision and safety, and replaced with a Prescription Lens implant (made of silicone or acrylic plastic) . Then your eye heals for several months.

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2) Remove: Normally, scar tissue will build up on the plastic lens (since the body sees the lens as a foreign object) and gradually blur your vision over weeks, months or years. We can remove the scar tissue ("polish the lens") with a YAG laser for the 50% of eyes that will need it. YAG laser can be performed three (3) months after the original procedure and in some cases needs to be performed even sooner...or even 10+ years later! YAG laser is usually covered by insurance.

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3) Refine: Despite best efforts using Lasers and Laser Lenses, 1-20% of eyes will heal off target in terms of the calculated focal point resulting in vision not quite clear enough to go without glasses. This is normal. Light adjustments for LAL are made as soon as 1 month after lens replacement and allow precise fine-tuning of vision non-surgically. Laser Vision Correction such as LASIK or PRK can further refine the focal point in some cases by reshaping the cornea to better match the lens implant so vision can be at its best without glasses. In other cases exchanging the lens for a different power or model may be the best option to further correct vision. With all other lens implants besides LAL, tune-up with LASIK or PRK or exchanging the implant can be performed three (3) months at the earliest after the original procedure. Implant exchanges may be partially covered by insurance in some situations.