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The procedure
The procedure
This procedure involves implanting an artificial lens system into one eye only (not both eyes). The aim is to improve vision by magnifying the image in that eye or by moving the image to an undamaged part of the eye. Under local anaesthetic the natural lens is removed through a small cut at the front of the eye where the cornea (the clear film at the front of the eye) meets the sclera (the white part of the eye), and the miniature lens system is put in. Miniature lens systems can have a single miniature telescope (to magnify the image), or 2 separate artificial lenses (to align the image). After the procedure, people need training and therapy to learn how to see using the implant.