Bionic Lenses: Eagle Eyes

How many of us have heard this phrase "He has Eagle eyes!" well, now it has become a possibility for all of us to have these eagle eye. Thanks to advancements in ophthalmology section in the medical field we are now at the verge of a new technology that allows us to have a bionic lens that can be 3 times as good as the normal 20/20 vision.

These Bionic lenses will not only be able to make you see clearly but will also allow you to see at all distances and at a very sharp vision! Those how have reduced vision will not only restore their normal vision but will also be able to see better! How exciting is that?

Eye Vision Problems  

Nowadays if you have vision problems like myopia or hyperopia, you can wear glasses or contact lenses or even go further and do an excimer laser treatment. But each of these solutions has its problems... right?

If you go to wearing glasses which is the best option to the health of your eyes, then you are at risk of losing them and forgetting where you placed them before going to sleep or getting into shower ... of course you can allocate a specific place to place your glasses and that is how you will reduce the risk of forgetting where are they?

If you are going to get lenses then you will be a continuous struggle of wearing them, at least for the first 15 times or so. In addition, you will be stressing your cornea by depriving it of some of the oxygen it is getting from its direct contact with air. Moreover, you will be risking other complications where the simplest of them is keeping your contact lenses in good shape by placing them in solutions that are specific to them...

Available Options of Vision Correction

Where in the other hand if you decide to go the extra mile and do an Excimer laser surgery, then this means you are losing part of your own cornea's thickness for the sake of shaping it to the point where it restores the vision to normal. Restoring the vision is not always guaranteed as there are many factors to be taken into consideration some of them are age, original corneal thickness, and others more.

We are not saying that it is a totally bad decision to do excimer laser surgery as companies like Schwind, Alcon and Abbot are working hard to make sure to deliver best refractive correction possible while saving as much corneal thickness possible but it is still not a risk-free treatment.

The Bionic Lens Potential 

A Bionic Lens will not only restore but enhance vision to the extent where it is possible to see the watch dial from more than 10 meters distance! and that is not all. The lens surface can be sculpted to higher order aberrations that can be found in a patient's eyes. The lens will only need a 2.7 mm incisions and the procedure would be similar to a cataract surgery, it can also be done with the aid of Femto-Laser machines like Ziemer LDV Z8 to deliver the best quality.

Ocumetics Technology Corporation

The company that innovated this great idea is called Ocumetics, and it is based in Canada Brookswood, Langley and is holding a selective program in cooperation with selected eye centers to apply their trials on human eyes.

Who can do a Bionic Lens Surgery?

As Ocumetics claims that it is possible for almost anyone above 25 years of age to do this surgery, you can visit their Q&A section to have better info about who can do such surgeries. But in general, those who have IOL, Keratoconus, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, Damaged Optic nerve, Brain damage ... cannot do the surgery.

Is Bionic Lens Surgery FDA Approved?

It is still on trial and Ocumetics says that they are undergoing the process of getting an FDA approval that might need 2-3 years, where they are expecting to be approved in the EU and Canada after 2 years.

Bionic Lens Location In Eye

How much will a bionic Lens Cost?

The price tag is a little high around 3200$ per lens, which is relatively high compared to other vision correction solutions, and that is without taking into account the cost of doing the procedure itself.

If the surgery will include a Femto-Cataract machine then it will add to the costs of the surgery, as most Femto-Cataract machines will need a surgery pack treating one eye. Also not forgetting the surgeon expenses that will also add to the final price of the surgery. But remember this surgery is supposed to be done once in a lifetime and will provide extraordinary vision ability

In addition to this, the lens is made in such a way that it allows easy future access to it and thus it opens a way to apply future upgrades like installing a slow drug delivery system inside the eye!

So what do you think the future of ophthalmic industry would look like? If you have any ideas or any suggestion, you are kindly requested to put it int he comments section below. If you like this article please share it with your friend and colleagues.