Category: Premium Lens Replacement (PLR)

Despite getting most of the attention, LASIK is not the only type of refractive surgery. Premium lens replacement (sometimes called refractive lens exchange or clear lens extraction) is an alternative procedure that can correct mild to severe cases of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. In this blog, Dr. Shannon Wong and his fellow ophthalmologists at Austin […]

People with severe hyperopia (farsightedness) or presbyopia (aged-related farsightedness) are not candidates for LASIK and other laser eye surgeries. Premium Lens Replacement (PLR) is an option for vision correction of presbyopia or severe hyperopia to reduce dependence on glasses or contact lenses. The top eye specialists at Austin Eye explain the benefits of PLR as […]