Clear lens extraction, also known as refractive lensectomy, custom lens replacement, or refractive lens exchange, is a surgical procedure that removes the eye's clear, uncataracted lens. Unlike cataract surgery, which removes a cloudy lens to treat a cataract, clear lens extraction corrects refractive errors such as high myopia, and can also be used in hyperopic or presbyopic patients who want a multifocal intraocular lens to avoid wearing glasses. It is also used to treat conditions such as angle closure glaucoma.
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Clear lens extraction, also known as refractive lensectomy, custom lens replacement or refractive lens exchange is a surgical procedure in which clear lens of the human eye is removed.
Treats: Glaucoma, Lead: treats Glaucoma
It is also used as a treatment for diseases such as angle closure glaucoma.
Treats: Myopia, Lead: treats Myopia
Unlike cataract surgery, where the cloudy lens is removed to treat a cataract, clear lens extraction is done to surgically correct refractive errors such as high myopia.
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