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Treatment at a glance

Treatment Time

10 minutes per eye

Anaesthetic

Numbing drops / sedative. GA available

Downtime

1 day

Longevity

Lifetime (with ability to reverse multifocality)

Key Benefit

Safe and effective

What is Sulcoflex DUET Lens Exchange?

Achieving perfect visual results for our patients is paramount.

Even with the best patient selection and most accurate work, results can change. As a living tissue, the health of the eye can deteriorate as we grow older. As no one can predict the future, having the life-long ability to reverse the multifocal lens technology should it become unsuitable brings unparalleled safety to lens exchange surgery.

This is achieved through the DUET system of two premium optic lenses in one. It offers patients who have undergone traditional surgery with an older lens technology the option to upgrade their lens to the latest technology for spectacle independence.

What is Sulcoflex DUET Lens Exchange?

The Sulcoflex DUET Lens Exchange Technique adds little time to the overall surgical time, and yet offers an elegant adjustable solution

The DUET procedure is centred on an established technique called piggyback lenses. Patients undergo routine surgery but at the end a second lens with unique trifocal technology is implanted in a space just in front of the new permanent lens.

The DUET lens has been specifically designed for sulcus implantation. The special design of the lens optics and haptics underlies this unique concept.

Any patient deemed suitable for a traditional lens exchange procedure should be suitable for this latest technique. However, there are several groups of patients who may be unsuitable for a traditional capsular bag multifocal lens. Through the option of reversibility, the Sulcoflex Duet Lens Exchange procedure may offer a solution for these patients.

The Sulcoflex DUET Lens Exchange Technique adds little time to the overall surgical time, and yet offers an elegant adjustable solution

The DUET procedure is centred on an established technique called piggyback lenses. Patients undergo routine surgery but at the end a second lens with unique trifocal technology is implanted in a space just in front of the new permanent lens.

The DUET lens has been specifically designed for sulcus implantation. The special design of the lens optics and haptics underlies this unique concept.

Any patient deemed suitable for a traditional lens exchange procedure should be suitable for this latest technique. However, there are several groups of patients who may be unsuitable for a traditional capsular bag multifocal lens. Through the option of reversibility, the Sulcoflex Duet Lens Exchange procedure may offer a solution for these patients.

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What are the benefits of Sulcoflex DUET Lens Exchange?

  • Permanent vision correction
  • Freedom from spectacles and contact lenses
  • Prevents cataract formation
  • Improved perception of colour and contrast sensitivity
  • Fully reversible if health was to deteriorate

How is it performed?

  • 1.Local anaesthetic eye drops are applied to both eyes
  • 2.The area around your eyes will be washed and cleansed, and a sterile drape will be applied
  • 3.An instrument is gently positioned to hold your eyelids open
  • 4.The natural lens is gently removed by the same techniques used in RLE surgery
  • 5.A primary capsular bag IOL and a supplementary Trifocal sulcus IOL are either simultaneously or sequentially implanted
  • 6.No stitches are required
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Frequently Asked Questions

It is a permanent vision correction solution. The trifocal lens technology remains fully reversible should the health of the patient, or the eye, change with time. The procedure improves the perception of colours and contrast sensitivity. It results in clearer, unaided vision. Prevents cataract formation and can be performed to clear the cataract already present. Fast recovery with almost immediate improvement. The procedure is painless.

Your vision will improve almost immediately and will continue to improve until your pupil returns to its usual size. Thereafter, the operated eye can take time to settle but you should start to notice a difference within a couple of days.

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Choosing the right vision correction clinic for your surgery is paramount. This is a life changing procedure after all, and you need to have complete trust in your surgeon and care team of professionals.

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