A new revolutionary procedure may make you forget the one question that you ask whenever you want to read that fine print on the contract or check the number of calories on the canned food you want to buy. Say goodbye to, "Where's my reading glasses?" With the KAMRA inlay surgery, you might not need look for your reading glasses for good.
KAMLA Inlay Surgery
Yahoo reported that while millions of Americans are still making use of reading glasses, this new procedure may create a substantial change for many. One patient who underwent the KAMLA inlay surgery has already bid her reading glasses goodbye.
The patient, 51-year-old Donna Glenn said that after she got fed up of looking for her reading glasses at the time that she needed them, she chose to undergo the KAMLA inlay surgery. She said that what she doesn't like about reading glasses is, "You're always searching for them."
A Seemingly Permanent Solution
According to Dr. Andrew Holzman, the ophthalmologist who performed the procedure on Glenn, said that the KAMRA inlay is a "small, plastic-like disc" that is about one-third the size of a contact lens with a thickness about one-fourth of a hair. The KAMRA inlay is implanted into the cornea and once implanted, there is no longer a need for somebody to utilize reading glasses.
Holzman explained that the KAMRA inlay helps individuals to see clearly both near and far. He also added that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the procedure works. The process is completely reversible, so there is no fear for patients who might not adapt to the implant after the KAMRA inlay surgery.
First FDA-Approved Corneal Inlay
According to All About Vision, the KAMRA inlay was the first corneal inlay that FDA approved. It is designed to eliminate the use of reading glasses in people aged between 45 to 60.
The amazing thing about the KAMRA inlay surgery is that it must only be implanted in one eye. There is no need for the implant to be in both eyes in order to receive vision clarity. The procedure is a short 20-minute procedure, which helps eradicate fear among patients.
"I'm working on the computer, I'm cooking, I can see my recipes, I can read ingredient labels at the grocery store, everything I need to do," said Glenn, showing how happy she was with the KAMRA inlay. "I don't even know where my reading glasses are and I don't care," Glenn added.
