Tired of blurry vision?

RLE May Restore Clear Vision to Your Life!  

When it comes to your vision, sometimes artificial is actually better than the real thing! Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) is a procedure that is done to gently remove a tired, overworked eye lens and replace it with an artificial one that is functionally superior.  

RLE in Colorado Springs can be done to address the effects of presbyopia on your vision. This is the medical term for the stiffening of the natural eye lens – a condition that happens to most people over age 40. One way to combat presbyopia is by wearing reading glasses or bifocals. However, many people are completely against using these vision aids to read up-close because they are very obvious signs of growing older. RLE can be performed to not only restore clear reading vision but also prevent you from getting cataracts later on in life.  

Wait – no cataracts? This is one of the added benefits of having RLE. Because the new lens is artificial, it will not be subject to natural proteins building up on the lens – the root cause of cataracts. Plus, the lens will stay flexible over time.  

How RLE is Done:

Prior to the procedure, your eyes are numbed with eye drops. Our doctors then make a small incision on your eye to fragment your natural lens and remove it from your eye. Then the new lens is inserted through the very same incision. There is no need for any stitches – the incision will heal naturally on its own. Most patients need about a week to recover from this procedure and full vision results may take about 4 weeks.