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Old 31st May 2013, 15:00
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soggyboxers
 
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I had Refractive Lens Exchange surgery done by Optical Express nearly 3 years ago (aged 65) and had my natural lenses replaced with multi-focal intraocular lenses. It cost me £3,590, have had no problems whatsoever with halos, find everything much brighter than it was with my old natural lenses which were yellowing with the passage of time and I have perfect and clear vision at all ranges. I can read the standard eye test board with either eye right down to the last line.

My operation was done by Professor Jan Venter, a South African surgeon who has performed over 60,000 eye operations. I had a 10 day gap between eyes being done and in each case, the morning after the operation I had perfect vision which has remained the same ever since. I found it very liberating and have never worn spectacles or contact lenses since the day my lenses were replaced
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