Lose those glasses or contact lenses and find your perfect eyesight. To do whatever you want. From extreme sports to reading a book. Day or night. We understand you're looking forward to a life without glasses. That's why we developed Artilens: possibly the best implantable lenses ever. All it takes is a safe and simple procedure.
Artilens are ultra-thin lenses to correct nearsightedness or farsightedness. These lenses are implanted in your eye. That might sound scary, but it’s not. It’s a safe and pain-free procedure. Through a small incision, your ophthalmologist slides the lens into your eye and secures it to your iris (the coloured part) with two tiny clips. First one eye and then, after a short recovery period, the other. Quickly after, you’ll have perfect vision that lasts a lifetime.
A safe and reliable choice
You eyes are precious to you. So you don't want to take any risks. Your eye surgeon chooses to use Artilens, because of its proven safety and results. Artilens is attached to the iris. This means your lens is stable and won't move after surgery. Artilens has been used around the world for over 40 years. As such, we know that these lenses are very reliable and provide a very good result - also in the long run. Of course, Artilens meets the most stringent medical requirements.
Is it for me?
The chance that Artilens will make you see clearly, is pretty big. Whether you're nearsighted or farsighted, there's a solution for most people between 18 and 60 years old. Even for patients with astigmatism and a significant cylinder deviation.
Advantages compared to laser surgery
A major advantage of Artilens is that the procedure is reversible. It doesn't harm the natural eye and the implant lens can be removed if necessary. Laser surgery is not reversible, as it permanently removes a very thin layer of the cornea (the front surface of the eye) to correct vision. And if it's gone, it cannot be put back. In comparison to laser surgery, Artilens can correct larger deviations and doesn't cause dry eyes.
Presbyopia is an age-related condition, typically beginning in our 40s, that affects the ability of the eye to focus on objects nearby. It occurs when the natural lens in the eye loses flexibility. This makes it harder to see things up close and causes problems when reading a book, screen or newspaper.
Ophtec’s Artiplus lens corrects presbyopia and provides natural vision at all distances.
Also called nearsightedness. Myopia is a common eye condition where you can see things clearly up close, but objects far away look blurry. This happens because the eye is shaped in a way that light focuses in front of the retina (the part of the eye that senses light) instead of directly on it.
Artilens can help correct myopia so you can see distant things clearly.
Also known as farsightedness. Hyperopia is an eye condition where you can see things clearly far away, but nearby objects look blurry. This happens because the eye is shaped in a way that light focuses behind the retina (the part of the eye that senses light) instead of directly on it.
Artilens can help correct hyperopia so you can see nearby things clearly.
Also known as a ‘cylinder’. Astigmatism is an eye condition that affects how clearly we see things. It occurs when the cornea (the front surface of the eye) or the natural lens inside the eye doesn’t have a regular curve. An astigmatic cornea is shaped more like a rugby ball, causing blurry or distorted vision.
Artilens toric lenses can correct the effects of corneal astigmatism.