Treatments
We remove the cataract and your refractive error in one procedure. Precise qualification, premium lenses and a surgeon performing over 1,000 operations a year.
Cataract surgery removes the clouded natural lens and replaces it with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). The same operation is also the most effective surgical correction of refractive error – myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and, with the right lens, presbyopia.
Refractive lens exchange (RLE) is the same procedure performed in people without a cataract who want to be permanently free of glasses. For many patients over 45 it is a better and more complete alternative to laser vision correction.
The operation is performed under topical (eye-drop) anaesthesia as a day case. Through a micro-incision in the cornea the natural lens is removed by phacoemulsification (ultrasound) and a foldable intraocular lens is implanted. Surgery itself usually takes around fifteen minutes and you go home the same day.
The second eye is operated on after an interval agreed with your surgeon, once the first eye has been checked.
OKUMED offers leading trifocal implants, including ZEISS AT ELANA, Alcon Clareon PanOptix Pro and Bausch + Lomb enVista Envy.
The lens stays in the eye for life, so we treat its selection as a separate, fully fledged stage of treatment. During the qualification visit we perform precise biometry, corneal topography and aberration analysis (spherical aberration, coma, angle kappa), assessment of the ocular surface and tear film, and a fundus examination with macular OCT.
On this basis we determine whether your eye is suitable for a multifocal lens, whether toric correction is needed and which lens model will give the best result for your lifestyle.
Dr Mateusz Ślizień also repairs complicated cataract operations, performs secondary lens implantation and glaucoma surgery.
In Poland cataract surgery is available through the public health fund (NFZ) or privately. Public surgery is free of charge, but the date depends on the queue at a given hospital and a standard monofocal lens is implanted; under the public scheme a toric lens is used only for astigmatism above 2.0 D, so after surgery glasses may be needed for distance as well as for reading. Toric lenses matched to any degree of astigmatism, and EDOF and trifocal lenses, are available only in private surgery.
At OKUMED we operate privately: the date is agreed individually within the coming weeks, qualification includes full diagnostics (biometry, corneal topography and aberrometry, OCT) and the lens is matched to your eye and lifestyle. The price depends on the lens – from PLN 4,000 per eye (monofocal) to PLN 9,000–10,000 (trifocal toric). The first post-operative check-up is free of charge; the exact scope of care included in the price is discussed at qualification.
Equipment
Your surgeon
Anterior segment surgeon
Focuses on cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange (RLE), performing more than 1,000 procedures a year.
Also manages complicated cataract cases, secondary lens implantation and glaucoma surgery.
Prices are per eye. Complex cataracts are quoted individually after the qualification visit.
| Service | Notes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification visit | PLN 300 | |
| First post-operative check-up | free of charge | |
| Trifocal toric lens | PLN 9,000 – 10,000 | |
| Trifocal lens | PLN 8,000 – 9,000 | |
| EDOF toric lens | PLN 8,000 – 9,000 | |
| EDOF lens (extended depth of focus) | PLN 7,000 – 8,000 | |
| Monofocal toric lens | PLN 5,000 | |
| Monofocal aspheric lens | PLN 4,000 | |
| Complicated cataract e.g. after uveitis, in glaucoma, after other eye surgery | e.g. after uveitis, in glaucoma, after other eye surgery | individual quote |
| Mature and hypermature cataract fully opaque lens, no view of the fundus | fully opaque lens, no view of the fundus | individual quote |
| Brunescent cataract hard lens nucleus | hard lens nucleus | individual quote |
| Traumatic cataract | individual quote | |
| Cataract with pseudoexfoliation or weak zonules | individual quote | |
| Repair after complicated cataract surgery, secondary lens implantation | individual quote |
Prices are per eye. The final quote is confirmed after the qualification visit.
Full price listFAQ
The procedure is performed under eye-drop anaesthesia and is painless. You may feel slight pressure or touch. A gritty sensation for a few days afterwards is normal.
There is no need to wait for the cataract to "mature". Surgery is worth considering when reduced vision interferes with daily life – reading, driving, work.
Technically it is the same operation. RLE is performed in people without a cataract to correct refractive error and presbyopia, usually after 45, when laser correction no longer solves near vision.
It depends on the lens. A monofocal lens gives sharp vision at one distance, EDOF from far to intermediate, and a trifocal lens at all distances in most patients. We discuss this in detail during qualification.
The price depends on the lens: from PLN 4,000 for a monofocal lens to PLN 9,000–10,000 for a trifocal toric lens (per eye). The qualification visit costs PLN 300 and the first post-operative check-up is free of charge.
No. OKUMED is a private clinic – this means a short waiting time and the option of a toric, EDOF or trifocal lens, which are not available under the public scheme.
The cataract itself does not return, but in some patients the lens capsule becomes cloudy months or years later (secondary cataract). It is treated with a few-minute laser procedure – YAG capsulotomy.
Cataract surgery is also the most effective operation for correcting myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and presbyopia. How the lens power is chosen and what RLE is.
Read moreLaser correction reshapes the cornea; RLE replaces the lens. Why after 40–45 laser no longer solves presbyopia, and when refractive lens exchange is the better choice.
Read moreThe three main types of intraocular lens compared: monofocal, EDOF and trifocal. Their advantages, limitations and who each one suits best — plus toric versions for astigmatism.
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