Refractive surgery
When the cornea is too thin, or the myopia too high for the laser, a thin soft lens can be slipped between the iris and the natural lens, without removing anything and without touching the cornea. See where it sits and what it looks like:
Where it sits — the front of the eye in cross-section
The implant, seen from the front
Soft, invisible to the naked eye, and reversible: it can be removed.
Educational diagram — Dr Moïse Tourabaly, ophthalmologist. For information purposes; does not replace an examination.