Fix your cataracts AND read again without glasses with lifestyle cataract surgery in Vienna

Discover how this life-changing treatment fixes your cataracts and removes your need for reading glasses

Fix your cataracts AND read again without glasses with lifestyle cataract surgery in Vienna

Discover how this life-changing treatment fixes your cataracts and removes your need for reading glasses

Enjoy freedom from reading glasses after lifestyle cataract surgery

Turn back the clock on your eyes and feel younger

Enjoy clear vision free from cataracts and glasses

Being told you have a cataract is never fun. But with lifestyle cataract surgery, this common age-related condition becomes a blessing in disguise. In a matter of moments, we’ll have given you the best vision your eyes are capable of seeing, without cataracts AND with a significantly reduced dependence on glasses!

Feel younger than your years

Cataracts normally come as an unwelcome reminder that age is catching up with you. This can leave you feeling a little deflated. However, after lifestyle cataract surgery, patients feel reinvigorated. Not only are they relieved to have addressed a pain point in their life, but they feel more attractive and confident than ever before.

Enjoy life without the hassle

People in their 50’s and beyond live full and active lives, which doesn’t have to change with age. After lifestyle cataract surgery, patients can continue to enjoy unclouded vision and, as an added bonus, can see a range of distances without their glasses. So whether you’re reading your phone, driving your car or applying make-up, you’ll never be burdened by your specs again.

Know that age is just a number

Many people make the mistake of thinking that ageing eyes are just a part of life and something that you must accept. You don’t. Our patients will tell you that the arrival of cataracts was the start of a whole new chapter in their life, full of new adventures, fun and freedom.

Enjoy freedom from reading glasses after lifestyle cataract surgery

Turn back the clock on your eyes and feel younger

Enjoy clear vision free from cataracts and glasses

Being told you have a cataract is never fun. But with lifestyle cataract surgery, this common age-related condition becomes a blessing in disguise. In a matter of moments, we’ll have given you the best vision your eyes are capable of seeing, without cataracts AND with a significantly reduced dependence on glasses!

Feel younger than your years

Cataracts normally come as an unwelcome reminder that age is catching up with you. This can leave you feeling a little deflated. However, after lifestyle cataract surgery, patients feel reinvigorated. Not only are they relieved to have addressed a pain point in their life, but they feel more attractive and confident than ever before.

Enjoy life without the hassle

People in their 50’s and beyond live full and active lives, which doesn’t have to change with age. After lifestyle cataract surgery, patients can continue to enjoy unclouded vision and, as an added bonus, can see a range of distances without their glasses. So whether you’re reading your phone, driving your car or applying make-up, you’ll never be burdened by your specs again.

Know that age is just a number

Many people make the mistake of thinking that ageing eyes are just a part of life and something that you must accept. You don’t. Our patients will tell you that the arrival of cataracts was the start of a whole new chapter in their life, full of new adventures, fun and freedom.

Have you been told you have cataracts?

See which scenario below sounds most like you to discover your best solution

I’m too young for cataracts but I don’t mind wearing glasses

You got along just fine with your reading glasses but now you’ve been told you have early cataracts.

Find out how to fix your cataracts early so you can resume life with your favourite pair of glasses.

I’m too young for cataracts AND hate my reading glasses

If getting your first pair of reading glasses was a little disheartening, being told you have cataracts can be a real low-blow.

Find out how to fix your cataracts AND use the opportunity to eliminate your need for reading glasses at the same time.

With lifestyle cataract surgery, patients can enjoy better vision than they’ve had in years

Quickly discover how this life-changing treatment can fix cataracts and remove the hassle of reading glasses

Lifestyle cataract surgery suitability criteria

The Lifestyle cataract operation is suitable for you, when:

  • Cataracts were diagnosed
  • Vision problems arise which make your everyday life more difficult, such as: vision deterioration, glare or your glasses don’t fit anymore
  • You want to see clearly again to improve your quality of life.
  • It is important for you to be free of glasses in your everyday life and not to need any for the distance, the intermediate and the close range.

The Lifestyle operation can correct all your refractive errors in one single procedure. This is something the conventional operation cannot do, because it only uses monofocal lenses.

To be sure that you are suited for Lifestyle cataract surgery with premium implants, we will need to thoroughly examine your eyes at your initial consultation.

Premium Implants

With modern premium lenses, we offer you the possibility of improving your visual acuity to such an extent that, as a rule, you no longer need glasses.

By means of intraocular lenses, which are inserted during the standard cataract operation, we have the possibility to correct short-sightedness, long-sightedness or astigmatism. After the operation, you will need glasses for the “uncorrected distance”.

Modern special lenses – such as those used in Lifestyle cataract surgery – can even counteract presbyopia. This is how we meet the needs and wishes of our patients. Many wish to significantly improve their vision and become independent of their glasses. A life without glasses and other visual restrictions gives you valuable freedom, independence and quality of life.

Correction of presbyopia (multifocal intraocular lenses):

With presbyopia, the ability of the natural lens to see close up (accommodation) diminishes. You need glasses to see close up.

The correction of presbyopia is one of the greatest challenges for surgeons. With multifocal intraocular lenses (multifocal lenses) we can offer you a solution to this problem. These lenses have two or more focal points that largely allow you to see clearly over different distances without glasses.

Here, too, a wide variety of lens models are available:

Bifocal intraocular lenses have their sharp range of vision near (about 30/40 cm) and far.

Trifocal intraocular lenses have a focal point for the intermediate range (about 70/80 cm) in addition to the near and far range. This means that reading without glasses is also possible in this intermediate near range. The medium near range (intermediate distance) is becoming more and more important due to the new media – such as laptops, tablets or smartphones.

intraocular lenses that are designed to improve vision in exactly this area are so-called EDOF lenses (extended depth of focus lenses).EDOF lenses are said to have fewer side effects, but patients usually need weak reading glasses for near vision. intraocular lenses that combine several modes of action (trifocal EDOF lenses) also exist. Often, a combination of different lens models offers an optimal solution.

In most cases, patients no longer need glasses. Sometimes, however, light reading glasses are helpful for very small print or in low light.

If you choose a life without glasses, you should bear in mind that these intraocular lenses can have certain disadvantages: due to the special optical concept, twilight vision (contrast vision) can be reduced and halos or rings of light around light sources can be perceived in the dark. Therefore, these lenses are not suitable for professional drivers, for example.

After the operation, the brain has to get used to the new visual impression, especially if you have had multifocal lenses implanted. This phase is called neuroadaptation and lasts on average three to six months, or longer for some patients. In clinical studies, this phase of adaptation to multifocal lenses, which lasts several months, could be clearly demonstrated with the help of magnetic resonance imaging using activity patterns in the brain.

The decision on whether and which multifocal lens is suitable for you will be made together with you. The anatomical conditions, special features of the eyes, individual wishes and needs will determine which intraocular lens is right for you and your life.

Advantages

A life without glasses

  • Lifestyle cataract surgery is very successful, with very high patient satisfaction and extremely low complication rates.
  • The procedure takes place in our own modern operating theatre, which offers a more private and familiar environment than a hospital.
  • Refractive errors, such as short-sightedness, long-sightedness or corneal astigmatism can be corrected with the appropriate intraocular lens.
  • Vision improves immediately after the operation
  • Recovery is typically short and uneventful.

Disadvantages

  • Reduced twilight vision (contrast vision)
  • In the dark, halos or rings of light around light sources
  • The brain needs some time to adapt to the new visual impression. This ‘neuroadaptation’ may take up to six months.
  • After the procedure a slight foreign body sensation or an itch may be felt. This usually disappears within a few days and it can be successfully treated with moistening drops or gel
  • Light sensitivity: It is also quite normal to be sensitive to light temporarily after surgery.
  • Driving is only permitted for after an ophthalmological check-up
  • You must avoid:
    • Rubbing your eyes

In addition, in the first 2 weeks after the procedure:

    • Don’t wear eye make-up
    • No swimming
    • No gardening

Every surgical intervention involves certain risks. However, these are extremely low in modern cataract surgery. You will be informed about them in detail by our specialists before the treatment. Possible complications are, for example:

During the operation:

  • Injury to a structure in the eye such as the cornea, iris or capsular bag.
    After the operation:
  • Increased intraocular pressure
  • Inflammation in the eye
  • Displacement of the intraocular lens
  • Occasional increased sensitivity to light / glare
  • Shadow or light glare phenomena (dysphotopsia)
  • Swelling of the retina (macular oedema)
  • Opacification of the posterior capsule (posterior cataract)

Many of these undesirable side effects are temporary and easily treatable. If you have any questions or uncertainties, please talk to your specialist.

There is no real alternative to cataract surgery. You cannot treat cataracts with anything other than a surgical procedure. If you do not have your cataracts removed, they will continue to cause your visual acuity and contrast sensitivity to gradually

  • There are three types of cataract surgery: Standard, Lifestyle and Laser.
  • Standard cataract surgery – With conventional cataract surgery, we remove the cloudy lens and replace it with a monofocal lens with one focus point. You will need glasses to see clearly at other distances.
  • Lifestyle cataract surgery – Here too, the clouded lens is either removed manually or using a laser. Then a premium lens is implanted (multi-focal, EDOF or EDOF-multifocal), which often makes it possible through multiple focus points to completely live without glasses
  • Laser cataract surgery – Here important operation steps are taken over by the laser (corneal incisions, opening of the lens capsule, lens dissection, corneal astigmatism correction) and the lens is also replaced by the appropriate artificial lens. Here standard, premium or special femtolaser lenses can be implanted.

Step one: For your comfort we use local anaesthesia in the form of eye drops and light sedation on your request. A small 2.2 mm incision of the cornea is performed by the surgeon using a lancet.

Step two: The lens capsule is opened thereafter and a fine instrument which uses ultrasound vibrations liquifies and aspirates the cloudy lens (Phacoemulsification).

Step 3: Your folded premium lens is inserted with a special injector through the small incision into the eye where it unfolds and sits stable in the capsular bag. The incision closes by itself – no sutures are required.

Step 4: After the procedure, the eye is protected by a clear shield. Special eyedrops promote the healing process and prevent infections. The surgery usually takes less than an hour.

After Lifestyle cataract surgery, we will have removed your cataracts and aimed to significantly reduce your dependency on glasses. You will not need glasses anymore and can devote yourself to the things that fulfil you.

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Get In Touch

The only way to avoid missing out on this huge opportunity to fix your cataracts AND read again without glasses is to attend an assessment. So give our friendly team a call on 01 3617227, or request a callback to save your spot now.

We’ll Meet

At your assessment, we’ll answer all your questions and help you choose the best type of cataract surgery for you based on your needs and lifestyle. You’ll leave feeling excited about your next steps.

Restore Your Youth

After treatment, patients are over the moon. They no longer need to worry about their cataracts getting worse. Those who took the opportunity to restore their reading vision tell us how young they feel now that they no longer need glasses to read a menu or check their phone.

Fix your cataracts early and get on with your life

Being told you have the early stages of cataracts can come as a bit of a surprise. Really? So soon?! Book an assessment today and discover how you can rewind the clock on your eyes so you can move forward with your life.

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Meet your cataract surgery experts in Vienna

Our friendly eye specialists are here to turn back the clock on your eyes

Assoc. Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Christina Leydolt

Ophthalmologist, Lens & Cataract Surgery Specialist
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“I am passionate about giving patients a better quality of life through better vision. I have always been fascinated by eye surgery and the constant new technologies and advances in this field.” – Dr. Christina Leydolt

Dr. Leydolt is an ophthalmologist who specialises in cataract and lens surgery.

She believes every patient is unique and has their own needs and requirements for vision. These requirements depend on hobbies, lifestyle and specific desires. Therefore, finding an individually tailored treatment together with you is a big priority of hers.

Dr. Victor Derhartunian

Ophthalmologist, Refractive Surgery Specialist
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“Every person is different; most people want the best quality of vision. Combining these two worlds makes this job fascinating and unique for me every day.” – Dr. Victor Derhartunian

Dr. Derhartunian is a renowned ophthalmologist and eye surgeon.

Since his residency, refractive surgery has been Dr. Derhartunian’s passion. He enjoys combining medicine, cutting-edge technology and sophisticated research and then translating that into his clinical work. He especially enjoys the customisation involved in eye surgery and tailoring treatment to the needs of the patient.

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Academic resources on Lifestyle cataract surgery

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