Implantable Reading Lens

Tired of wearing contacts but a poor candidate for laser surgery? Look no further. An implantable lens has been FDA approved for people who can not undergo LASIK. LASIK reshapes corneal tissue, but people with extreme nearsightedness often do not have enough tissue to be removed, says R. Doyle Stulting, MD., Ph.D., a professor of ophthalmology at Emory University. Enter the Verisyse lens. In studies, 92 percent of people saw their vision improve to at least 20/40 without the assistance of reading glasses.

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