{"id":64,"date":"2014-10-29T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T07:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2014-10-29T07:23:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T07:23:00","slug":"clear-lens-extraction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/clear-lens-extraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear Lens Extraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clear Lens Extraction offers an opportunity to safely intervene in what would otherwise be a lifelong commitment to reading glasses. In this painless procedure, the natural lens inside your eye is removed through a tiny, self-sealing incision. A ReSTOR \/ TECNIS MF intraocular lens is then carefully implanted in the eye, unfolded, and properly positioned by your doctor. The ReSTOR \/ TECNIS MF\u00a0is a multifocal lens meaning that it has the potential to provide good distance, intermediate, and near vision with less dependence on reading glasses.<\/p>\n<p>Ideal candidates for Clear Lens Extraction and ReSTOR \/ TECNIS MF implantation are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hyperopic (farsighted) in a range too high for laser vision correction<\/li>\n<li>Good candidates for laser vision correction who desire less dependence on both distance and near corrective lenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An alternative for patients who are not eligible for laser surgery<\/li>\n<li>Corrects high myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness) that is out of the range of laser surgery and phakic IOLs.<\/li>\n<li>You will no longer develop a cataract as the lens has been removed and replaced by a clear implant<\/li>\n<li>Minimal postoperative discomfort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lose your ability to accommodate &#8211; you may need reading glasses for near vision<\/li>\n<li>More invasive than laser refractive surgery. This procedure is done in the operating room with topical and\/or general anesthesia<\/li>\n<li>More difficult to remove than phakic IOLs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clear Lens Extraction offers an opportunity to safely intervene in what would otherwise be a lifelong commitment to reading glasses. In this painless procedure, the natural lens inside your eye is removed through a tiny, self-sealing incision. A ReSTOR \/ TECNIS MF intraocular lens is then carefully implanted in the eye, unfolded, and properly positioned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65,"href":"https:\/\/www.centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centreforlasik.com\/dehradun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}