Home Contact CEC
Capitol Eye Care
Doctor's Biographies How Lasik Works Contacts and Other Options FAQs Why Capitol Eye Care

LASIK ISN’T FOR EVERYONE, WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS?

 
Contact Lenses Photorefractive Keratotomy (PRK) Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)
Verisyse Phakic Lens Implant Cataract Surgery  
Refractive Lens Exchange and the benefits. RLE refers to the removal of the natural lens of the eye and replacing it with a clear artificial lens, such as the Crystal Lens (www.crystalens.com) or the Alcon Acrysof Restor (www.acrysofrestor.com). RLE may be preferred over LASIK in patients past 55 or 60 or in highly farsighted patients. Refractive Lens Exchange



© Capitol Eye Care 2007