Corrective eye surgery
Both short- and long-sightedness can be effectively treated with lens replacement
Lens replacement, also known as clear lens exchange and refractive lens exchange, is a permanent corrective procedure for people, typically in their 50s -70s, who want to gain greater freedom from their spectacles. Laser eye surgery can sometimes be inappropriate for patients in this age group, lens replacement gives people a hitherto unavailable treatment option.
Excellence in eye care
Both short- and long-sightedness can be effectively treated with lens replacement, with there being no limits to the extremes of treatment ranges available, quite different to the narrow range of treatment available with laser eye surgery. Astigmatism can also be treated at the same time, giving many people the best vision that they have ever had.
Lens replacement utilises the same, tried and tested technique used in modern, keyhole cataract surgery, which millions of patients worldwide have undergone with superb results. After careful removal of the native lens of the eye – effectively and permanently preventing a cataract forming in your eye – a new lens is inserted which corrects the eye’s spectacle prescription from within. If appropriate, a sophisticated multifocal lens then allows you to see clearly for both distance (e.g. driving) and reading vision – without glasses.
Patients with cataract can also benefit from such premium multifocal lenses, although this is a technology that is not usually available on the NHS.
If you have already had cataract surgery but would like to do away with your reading glasses, it’s not too late either. Insertion of a special, ‘piggyback’ multifocal lens may allow you both clear distance and near vision without glasses. Conversely, ongoing dependence on glasses after cataract surgery can also be treated with either laser or a piggyback lens.
Exact costs will vary between patients, as some will require specially made bespoke lenses to correct astigmatism.
“The amazing thing was to realise, within hours, my sight was going to be good again”
Laura Johnston
Lens Replacement Patient
Verion image-guidance system
Find out how Hereford Vision uses impressive image guidance technology to align premium intraocular lenses precisely.
Meet our team
Your surgeons
Our expert team of eye surgeons will put you at ease. From your initial consultation, to post-operative care – our surgeons have a wealth of expertise and experience.
Simon N Madge
Consultant Eye Surgeon
Ben While
Consultant Eye Surgeon
George L Morphis
Consultant Eye Surgeon
Geraint Williams
Consultant Eye Surgeon
Amun Sachdev
Consultant Eye Surgeon
Central location with Finance options available
You will find us easily in central Hereford. There is ample on-site parking, and we are very close to the new development, Old Market Shopping Centre and Waitrose. There is no need for a referral, nor do you need to have private medical insurance. Finance options are available for all our procedures, if required.
Premium options
Why not Go Platinum?
Discover our range of premium options for complete peace of mind. Many people naturally worry about what will happen after their procedure… How to get home? How to put eye drops in? Who’s making dinner?
Our Platinum package deals with all your concerns, allowing you the options of a chauffeur transfer to and from The Wye Clinic, luxury accommodation and fine dining at Hereford’s premier boutique hotel, the Castle House Hotel, and help with your postoperative care – either at home or at the hotel – from Katherine Harriet’s Bespoke Home Care’s team of healthcare professionals.
