In-house non-laser options

Although laser surgery can be used to correct most people's sight, there remains a group of patients who for one reason or another are unsuitable for this treatment.

New and exciting surgical advances now make it possible to help these patients in a way that has not been previously possible.

If you are very short-sighted (high myopia), very long-sighted (hyperopia), or need reading glasses or varifocals / bifocals (presbyopia), laser treatment may not be suitable for you. So as not to take any unnecessary risks, we offer these patients alternatives that may be more suitable.

Yorkshire Eye Hospital is unique in the fact that these non-laser options can be performed in-house, without any need to refer you on to another location or surgeon that you have not yet met.

Clear lens extraction

Clear lens extraction is designed for patients who suffer from high levels of long-sightedness or short-sightedness.

Middle-aged patients seeking refractive surgery may be better suited to a modification of routine cataract surgery whereby your own lens is removed and is replaced with a new lens of the correct power to treat your refraction.

Implantable lenses

Your refractive disorder can be corrected by implanting an extra lens into your eye like an internal contact lens.

The lens stays there permanently and gives you focused sight. The lens that is implanted into your eye provides the additional focusing power that was previously provided by your spectacles or contact lens.

The lens is introduced into the eye through a tiny incision and placed so that it lies between the natural lens and the back of the iris. Made to exactly fit the dimensions of your eye, the lens will give a safe and permanent way of correcting your sight. You are completely unaware of its presence.

When you call us to schedule your consultation, please let your Patient Services Advisor know if you if you have severe short or longsightedness. This will enable them to schedule an appropriate consultation so you can have all of your questions answered regarding this innovative treatment.

As they get older most people are faced with needing either reading glasses or varifocal/ bifocal spectacles.

Developments in surgery and intraocular lens design have seen the production of intraocular lenses (Accommodating IOLs) that are able to respond to the fine movements of the muscles that control the focus of the eye.

This procedure will effectively help your eyes travel back in time to when you could see without cumbersome and annoying visual aids.

The lenses move backwards and forwards in the eye in such a way to permit clear vision over a range of distances, from near to far. In other words, these IOLs can be used to restore some of the power of focusing on near objects usually lost with the onset of middle age.

When you call us to schedule your consultation, please let your Patient Services Advisor know if you if you have severe short or longsightedness. This will enable them to schedule an appropriate consultation so you can have all of your questions answered regarding this innovative treatment. The number you need is on 0845 409 2408.