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Corneal Inlay is Solution for Presbyopia

 
 

 Source: Refractive Surgery Service, Singapore National Eye Centre

 
     
 

Want to read menus, price tags and phone messages without reading glasses? It’s time to look into corneal inlay.

Fuzzy after forty

  • Do you find yourself holding the newspaper at arm’s length for a better read?
  • Do you get a headache when doing close work, such as writing text messages?
  • Do you remove your glasses to look at your computer screen?

If you’ve answered YES to these questions, welcome to the presbyopia club!

Presbyopia is a natural part of ageing and starts in your 40s. Around this time, the eye’s natural lens is too stiff to focus up close, causing near objects to become blurry.

Kamra Corneal InlayThe answer is KAMRA™

KAMRA™ Corneal Inlay for Presbyopia offers both good near vision and distance vision, unlike reading glasses, which impair distance vision. With KAMRA™, only one eye needs to be implanted. It’s an outpatient procedure that takes less than 20 minutes; no stitches are required. The corneal inlay looks like a tiny black ring and is smaller than a contact lens. The hole in the centre of the ring restores near vision.

Clearer & better

The procedure, using bladeless laser technology, is safe, proven, effective and quick. In addition, the inlay has the potential to be removed and replaced with newer “upgraded” versions, if and when they are available. After the procedure, patients notice an improvement in functional near vision almost immediately, and visual quality for near vision continues to improve over time.

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