Lens Near
What is a Clear Lens Exchange
There are a number of ways to correct your vision. The most common are glasses or contact lenses. Over the last 10+ years LASIK has been a popular option. LASIK has limitations and generally can only correct one zone of vision (distance, intermediate or near). If you are over 45 you are likely to need reading glasses, even if you have had LASIK. Sometimes, the surgeon will target one eye for distance and the other for near. This is difficult for some patients to see well with this scenario. Men typically adjust poorly to monovision, women tend to adapt better.
Another option that allows both eyes to work together is called a clear lens exchange. This procedure replaces the natural lens of the eye that is worn out has too much or too little focusing power with an artificial lens. The artificial lens is designed to allow you to see in the distance, intermediate and up close. There are a number of different designs, all have advantages and disadvantages. The best one currently (2011) is the Restor 3.0. This lens has a great PAF (patient acceptance factor) and highly reproducible results with the vast majority of patients never needing glasses again.
An ideal candidate for C-Lex or Clear Lens Exchange is a patient over 45, with a desire to reduce or eliminate the dependence on glasses, that is not a good candidate for LASIK or PRK (dry eyes, extreme prescriptions, far sighted), and has some clouding of the natural lens (early cataract).
As the procedure is considered elective, it is generally not covered by insurance and runs about $5000/eye.
David Malitz, MD
About the Author
Board Certified Ophthalmologist with 20 years experience with ophthalmic surgery. Rated best of the best 7 years in a row. UCLA, U of Mich, U of IL trained.
You can get more information by visiting http://oveye.com or calling 866-295-2020.
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Near Perfect Left Taillight Lens 1969 1970 Mercury Marauder X100 69 70 $30.00 |
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Near Perfect Right Taillight Lens 1969 1970 Mercury Marauder X100 69 70 $30.00 |
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CF08 Minolta X-700 Camera & 50/1.7 Lens Near Mint Fully Functional $129.95 |
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1972 72 Impala Caprice LH Driver’s Fender Extension turn len near Grille & hood $109.99 |
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EDMUND OPTICS NT47-293 MOUNTED NEAR-IR ACHROMATIC LENS NIR 35mm $165.00 |
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Minolta SRT 101-b, camera working w lens NEAR MINT $225.00 |
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Sears camera lens K mount f2.8, 135mm VERY NEAR MINT A $49.25 |
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RARE Leitz ‘Safari’-Green Elmarit R Mount 28mm F/2.8 Lens NEAR MINT w/ Hood $895.00 |
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ZEISS IKON VINTAGE 30MM/4 PANTAR WIDE ANGLE LENS FOR CONTINA III NEAR TRUE MINT. $9.99 |
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1970 Topps Team Lot of 10 Kansas City CHIEFS – Near Mint+ Len DAWSON TAYLOR BELL $32.99 |
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens – Near MINT! $61.11 |
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Canon AE-1 Program 35mm SLR Film Camera 50mm 1.8 FD lens- near mint $59.00 |
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Sigma Multi-Coated 35-200mm 4-5.6 lens Near Mint with Case for Minolta Mount $69.00 |
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Leicaflex SLR Film Camera with Summicron-R 50mm F2 Lens Near Mint $899.99 |
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Rodenstock Apo Sironar N 150mm f/5.6 Lens w/ Copal #0, Horseman Board, Near Mint $659.00 |
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Canon EOS 1000D DSLR, 18-55mm Stabiliser AF lens, Near Mint $432.17 |
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CANON ZOOM LENS FD 75-200mm 1:4.5 **Near Mint** $35.00 |
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Sears camera lens K mount f2.8, 135mm VERY NEAR MINT B $39.25 |
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1970 Topps Glossy Football #27 Len Dawson Kansas City Chiefs Near MINT $12.00 |
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Near Mint Pentax K1000 SLR w/f2.0 Lens $79.99 |
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Minolta MC Rokkor-X PF 50mm f1.7 – Fast Prime Lens – Near Mint! $69.00 |
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C-mount 16mm f1.4 machine vision lens, EO Techspec brand *near mint condition* $150.00 |
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Gorgeous Near-Mint Konica T3 with IB, Mint Lens, Hot Shoe and Case $81.00 |
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MINOLTA NEAR MINT 85mm f 1.7 MD ROKKOR-X LENS A FAST PORTRAIT PRIME LENS $449.00 |
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Near-Mint Asahi Pentax-110 50mm f/2.8 Lens with Hood & Close-Up Filter $6.00 |
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NEAR MINT NIKON AF NIKKOR 35-70MM F3.3-4.5 LENS $39.95 |
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Original Nikon F Lens Hood for f=3.5cm 1:2.8 Lens Near Mint Works Great $0.01 |
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Near-Mint Asahi Pentax-110 18mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle Lens with Hood & Haze Filter $6.00 |
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CANON FD FIT SOLIGOR 400mm PRIME LENS *NEAR MINT* $149.30 |
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Osawa 28mm f/2.8 Prime Lens fit Pentax near MINT $36.93 |
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1972 Len Dawson Pro-ActionEx-MInt- Near-MINt-Sharp $7.95 |
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1967 Topps #61 Len Dawson near mint $6.27 |
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Black Leica Summicron-M 50mm F2 Lens Type 3 E39 Made In Germany Near Mint $1,799.99 |
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1974 Topps #242 Len Frig Golden Seals (Near Mint) *0570 $1.20 |
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CANON N FD 35MM F/2 FAST WIDE ANGLE LENS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH CAPS!!!!!!! $265.00 |
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KONICA HEXANON 35-70MM F/4 ZOOM LENS NEAR MINT CONDITION W/ BOX & CASE & HOOD! $100.00 |
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CANON N FD 50MM F/1.2 ULTRA FAST NORMAL LENS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH CAPS!!! $400.00 |
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PENTAX K MOUNT 135MM F2.8 OSOWA MULTI COATED LENS NEAR MINT $24.92 |
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SONY ALPHA 18-250MM F3.5-6.3 LENS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION $375.00 |
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3 Bushnell Televar Near Focus Lenses New Old Stock #charles $49.99 |
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Lens Mounting plate, near mint condition $27.95 |
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NEAR MINT MINOLTA MC ROKKOR-X PG 50MM F1.4 LENS $40.00 |
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Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 Lens, Near Mint With Both Caps $100.00 |
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Zeiss APO Macro 120 mm F/4.0 Lens For Contax 645 Near Mint $1,195.00 |
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CANON EF 75-300MM F/4-5.6 III USM 35MM CAMERA LENS NEAR MINT IN BOX $129.99 |
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Canon FL 50mm f/1.4 Manual Focus BL Lens! Near Mint Condition! Very Clean! $59.00 |
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Spiratone Pluracoat 18mm f3.5 Lens for Nikon AI, Caps, Case, Filter – Near Mint $89.99 |
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Lens Plate, near mint condition $27.95 |
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SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/2 Prime Lens Pentax K Mount SLR DSLR NEAR MINT 23/25 $50.00 |
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Leica Leitz Summicron-R 1:2/90MM Lens Near Mint Condition Fits Leicaflex SL $471.00 |
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OKS1-300-1 RUSSIAN LENS 3,5/300 NEAR ARRI PL MOUNT 35MM MOVIE CAMERAS $480.00 |
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OKC1-18-1 F=18 1:2,8 OKS LOMO WIDE ANGLE MOVIE LENS NEAR ARRI PL MOUNT 35MM FILM $400.00 |
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OKC1-100-1 F=100 1:2 OKS LOMO MOVIE CINE LENS NEAR ARRI PL MOUNT FOR 35MM FILM $880.00 |
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OKS4-28-1 RUSSIAN LENS 2/28 NEAR ARRI PL MOUNT 35MM MOVIE CAMERAS $300.00 |
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Elegaflex Twin Lens Reflex 120 Rollfilm. Rare Near Mint $100.00 |
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Pentax SMC-A 1.4 50mm Lens Near Mint condition L@@K $100.00 |
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Near Mint MINOLTA MD Prime Manual Focus 50mm f1.7 Standard Lens $79.95 |
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MINOLTA 50mm f 1.7 MD PRIME LENS NEAR MINT WITH FILTER & LENS CAPS $49.95 |
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LEICA 28MM SUMMICRON-M F2 Asph. M LENS +CAPS +SHDE NEAR MINT $3,350.00 |
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Big Beautiful M42 90-230mm f.4.5 Zoom Lens by Bushnell – Near Mint $39.00 |
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NEAR MINT QUANTARAY 28-80MM, F/3.5 LENS IN MAXXUM MOUNT $39.99 |
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NEAR MINT VIVITAR 135MM, F/2.8 SCREWMOUNT LENS $49.99 |
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Minolta MD 28mm 3.5 Lens + HOOD BUNDLE *NEAR PERFECT* $78.56 |
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1947 Cummings & Son Famous Boxers #36 Len Harvey (Near Mint) *285824 $9.60 |
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Vivitar lens for Canon FD 80-200mm macro zoom NEAR MINT $46.54 |
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Near Mint Zeiss CONTAREX Bullseye camera Planar 50mm f2 lens + other. $749.00 |
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HASSELBLAD FE 250/4 ZEISS TELE-TESSAR T* NEAR MINT 250mm 1:4 LENS WITH FILTER $1,500.00 |
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Minolta MC Celtic camera lens f3.5, 135mm NEAR MINT $24.43 |
