In 2019, I had Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) in b...

In 2019, I had Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) in both eyes. RLE is an optional surgery to improve vision; like a cataract surgery, only I did not have cataracts. RLE was the only option for me due to a high astigmatism and extremely poor vision, making laser treatment not possible. Now four months after the last surgery, I no longer need contacts or glasses, which I wore all the time since age five. One eye is set for reading and the other for distance.
I rate the entire process over TEN stars including Dr. Bruce Cameron/surgeon, Dr. Clermont, and Jan/scheduler. My eyes were getting so dry that I could not comfortably wear contacts from dawn to night any longer. I still have dry eye and use ointment at night and drops during the day; but the number of drops daily is now close to zero. All the surgeries were quick and painless. I will not get cataracts later in life due to having the RLE surgery.
The office was unbelievable in how they worked in my surgeries and routine follow up appointments around my busy schedule. One eye did not have the expected result so the surgery was done again, this time successfully. I had seen Dr. Cameron for an optic nerve drusen in 2013. I had the highest opinion of this practice due to the prior annual visits.
I still wake up and reach for my glasses only to remember that I don t need them anymore. Although elective surgery comes with the risk of unintended consequences, the decision to move forward with my dream of vision without glasses was a winner!