Piggy-Back Lens Exchange treatment is a ground-breaking solution for patients with extreme long and short-sight and complex astigmatism.

1. Piggy-Back Lens Intraocular
Lens Exchange

2. Piggy-Back Lens Exchange treatment is a
ground-breaking solution for patients
with extreme long and short-sight and
complex astigmatism.
AVC specialises in this kind of innovative
procedure that restores superb quality of
vision to patients who thought they were
beyond help.

3. Piggy-Back Lens Exchange Expertise
AVC was one of the first clinics in the UK
to offer Piggy-Back Intraocular Lens
Exchange treatment, a ground-breaking
solution for patients with extreme long
and short-sight and complex
astigmatism.

4. As with ICL and CLE treatment, our
surgeons have led the field in the
research and development of this type of
vision correction treatment and their
reputation for outstanding success
attracts patients from all over the world.
Piggy-Back Lens treatment involves two
different intraocular lenses being inserted
into the eye, one inside the human lens
capsule and one in front of it.

5. Suitability for Piggy-Back Lens
Exchange
Piggy-Back Lens Exchange is suitable for:
- Complex prescriptions
- Corneal abnormalities such as
keratoconus
- Multifocal intraocular lens after
standard cataract treatment

6. FAQs
What is this treatment used for?
Piggy-back Lens Exchange treatment is
used for complicated prescriptions where
a single lens implant alone is not enough
to correct vision. A tailor-made
combination of implants is created in
these cases. It is also used for patients
with abnormal corneas.

7. How do I know if I need this?
This would be determined at your initial
consultation where you would undergo
an extensive examination.

8. What is involved in the treatment
procedure?
The first implant replaces your natural
lens as explained in the CLE FAQs. The
second implant is then placed in the
posterior sulcus (behind the coloured
part of the eye). The second lens could
be an ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) or
IOL (Intraocular Lens).

9. Can Piggy-back Lenses be
multifocal?
Yes, this is possible depending on the
nature of the lenses implanted.

10. Is this a common procedure?
No, this is an extremely intricate
procedure that requires exceptional
surgical skill. AVC is fortunate to have
world-renowned specialist surgeons on
its medical team who are highly
experienced in this field. AVC has carried
out many successful Piggy-back Lens
Exchange procedures.
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