Lens surgery, whether as part of clear lens refractive surgery or
cataract surgery, systematically accompanied, with some exceptions, by the placement of an implant
intraocular to replace your lens. This implant carries optical power, at
same as glasses or pre-contact lenses. Implant calculations performed
prior to surgery usually improve or compensate for myopia or
hyperopia. However, your ophthalmologist may need to offer you more implants.
sophisticated, correcting other visual defects, such as astigmatism or presbyopia.