There is a new refractive surgery procedure capable of reducing or even eliminating the need for bifocals and reading glasses for certain categories of patients. 

An ideal procedure for farsighted patients over 50, SuperSight Surgery utilizes modern cataract surgery techniques and offers farsighted patients who may not be candidates for LASIK, the ability to have clearer vision at near, far and intermediate distances. If you are high farsighted and cannot see up close, and are now beginning to notice your vision isn’t quite as good as it once was…….. we have some very exciting news for you.

General Information

This procedure replaces the weak power and hardened natural lens inside your eye with a specially designed, changeable power (zoomable) accommodative intraocular lens (1–CU IOL) or autofocus multifocal intraocular lens (MF-4 IOL ). The surgical procedure used is identical to the proven safe and effective procedure used for cataract surgery.

Dr. Somchai is one of a few eye surgeons in the country that are experienced and qualified in the use of this special lens for SuperSight Surgery.

SuperSight Surgery offers a better solution. Unlike procedures that focus only on changing the shape of the cornea, SuperSight Surgery works on the lens inside the eye. Consequently, your vision after the procedure will be stable and unlikely to change over time. In addition, cataract surgery is unnecessary later in life.

The accommodative lens that is used to replace your eye’s natural lens will provide you with clearer vision at all distances, giving you little or no dependence on traditional or progressive bifocal glasses. Many individuals who are extremely near-sighted, far-sighted, or whose corneas are too thin for LASIK now have a vision correction option.

The procedure can reduce or eliminate your need for corrective lenses for distance AND near (reading) vision.The cost of SuperSight Surgery is higher when compare to other refractive procedures ( like LASIK ), none of which can correct vision for distance and near.  More important, however, is the fact that the other refractive procedures have not been proven effective for the type of vision conditions that SuperSight Surgery will correct.

Before the Surgery: 

If you have any serious systemic disease, you should consult your doctor and notify Dr. Somchai.

You should inform Dr. Somchai of any medications you are taking, to avoid the risk of allergic reactions, drug reactions, and other potential complications during the SuperSight Surgery and subsequent treatment.

Post Treatment Precautions

Eye Protection : Avoid exposing the eye to tap water as such non-sterile water may increase risks of infection. Avoid rubbing the eye. The eye may be more fragile to trauma from impact. Evidence has shown that, as with any other scars, the corneal incision will not be as strong as the original cornea was at the site of the incision. Therefore, the eye is somewhat more vulnerable to all varieties of injuries, at least for the first year after surgery. It is advisable to wear protective eye wear when engaging in contact or racquet sport or other activities in which the possibility of a ball, projectile, elbow, fist or other traumatizing object contacting the eye may be high.

After surgery, you may experience starburst-like images or halos around the lights, your depth perception may be slightly altered, and image sizes may appear slightly different. Some of these conditions may affect your ability to drive and judge distances. Driving should only be done when you are sure that your vision is adequate.

The level of pain and discomfort that can be expected soon after the procedure varies with each individual. You should expect that the eye will be tender and sore to some extent after the surgery. Immediately after the procedure, vision will be blurry, and you may experience some redness and/or corneal edema (swelling of the cornea). Some patients report the sensation of a foreign object in the eye.

Limitations of SuperSight Surgery :

Although the goal of SuperSight Surgery is to improve vision to the point of not being dependent on glasses or contact lenses, or to the point of wearing thinner (weaker) glasses, patients should have realistic expectations. Please discuss this fully with Dr. Somchai.