Clear Lens Extraction (CLE)

Clear Lens Extraction is performed by removing the natural crystalline lens of the eye and replacing it with an artificial lens of a different power.

This procedure is similar to cataract surgery. This procedure is only suggested for patients with severe prescriptions that cannot be corrected by LASIK as it is a far more invasive procedure. With this procedure the natural ability to change your zoom (accommodate to see things up close) is lost necessitating the use of reading glasses afterwards. Good candidates for this procedure would include patients who have severe nearsightedness or severe farsightedness that is not correctable by LASIK and the patient is over 40 years of age.