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The IOL Vip system has been developed by low vision specialists and eye surgeons in order to enhance macular function in patients with macular disease. Thus frequently allowing for an improvement of a patients central vision.

In the IOL Vip procedure, two small lenses are inserted into the eye. These two lenses work in two ways;

 
Acting in combination these two lenses act like a miniature telescope, slightly magnifying the image at the macula.
The lenses can be rotationally aligned in such a way as to divert the image falling onto the macula away from the most damaged part of the macula (often the very central part) and towards a less damaged area of the macula/retina.
  Using these two effects the IOL Vip system has demonstrated some impressive results. In a recent peer reviewed publication involving a series of thirty five patients, all patients in this group experienced vision improvement*.

The potential improvement in vision can be tested using a special simulator. The simulator allows a direct demonstration of the effect of the IOL Vip system so patients can experience the possible improvement before the operation. Patients can also be helped to learn to use the new vision with the aid of some simple exercises.

The procedure itself is akin to cataract surgery but using two separate lens implants instead of one. Typically a procedure will take around 20-30 minutes and can often be performed under simple eyedrop anaesthesia. Post operative care is similar to that received in cataract surgery. Many patients will only require one eye to be operated although for some best results will be achieved with treatment to both eyes. In these situations there will normally be a short period of around 2-4 weeks between first and second operation or both eyes can be treated on the same day.

* Ophthalmology 2007;114:860-865
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