UltraView
VISION.
A vision, tuned to you.
Where UltraView FREEDOM reshapes the cornea, UltraView VISION works with the lens inside your eye — for stronger prescriptions, presbyopia, and eyes nearing cataract age. Laser-precise, then fine-tuned to you with the Light Adjustable Lens.
A vision built
around your eye.
Most lens procedures fit you to a lens. UltraView VISION fits the lens to you. We replace your eye’s natural lens with an advanced implant, planned with the precision of UltraView ReLACS laser surgery — and, with the Light Adjustable Lens, fine-tuned after you’ve healed, until your sight is exactly where you want it.
And because we replace the lens rather than reshape the cornea, the result looks forward: prescriptions too strong for laser, corrected; presbyopia, addressed; and any future cataract removed in the very same step. One considered decision — settled for good.
Lens replacement under UltraView VISION is known clinically as Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE), or Laser Lens Exchange (LLE) when laser-assisted. It’s intraocular surgery — a more involved step than a surface laser — so we recommend it only when it’s genuinely the better tool. Its cornea-based counterpart is UltraView FREEDOM.
Laser precision, met by a lens you can fine-tune.
At the heart of the UltraView VISION program is its champion configuration — UltraView ReLACS laser-assisted lens surgery paired with the Light Adjustable Lens. Together they bring an exceptional degree of accuracy, safety, and customizability: planned by laser, then refined to your eyes after you’ve healed. It’s the most bespoke way to replace a lens — though not the only one.
UltraView ReLACS
Femtosecond laser performs the most delicate steps of lens surgery with micron-level accuracy and consistency. UELC is Canada’s highest-volume ReLACS centre, with treatment guided by our own published findings from more than 3,000 cases.
Light Adjustable Lens
The only lens that can be fine-tuned after it’s in your eye. A few weeks on, a series of quick (~90-second) in-office light treatments let us preview and adjust your vision until it feels right — then lock the result in. Your prescription, dialled to you.
One step —
several ways to see.
UltraView VISION works with a range of lens implants (IOLs) — from dependable single-focus lenses to the bespoke, adjustable Light Adjustable Lens at its core. The right one depends on the range of vision you want and how your eyes measure up; we’ll walk you through the trade-offs honestly.
Crisp vision at one distance — usually far — with reading glasses for up close. A dependable, well-established choice.
Lenses designed to give a broader span of vision — distance through intermediate, and often near — reducing reliance on glasses for everyday tasks.
The bespoke option: a lens we refine to your eyes after surgery with in-office light treatments, paired with UltraView ReLACS laser precision. Our most tailored result.
Is lens exchange
right for you?
RLE shines for certain eyes and is the wrong tool for others. A full assessment is the only way to know — here’s the general picture.
As with all our procedures, every candidate is first screened for dry eye at the U Dry Eye Institute — healthy eyes heal and see better.
An honest look
at the risks.
RLE is safe and well-established, and — like any intraocular surgery — it carries risks worth understanding before you decide.
Book a Free ConsultationPerformed in an accredited surgical facility.
Your lens procedure takes place at U Surgical Centre, our accredited, purpose-built surgical facility — with the same UELC and Uptown Eye surgical team beside you, and care coordinated across the U Vision Group from assessment through recovery.
Good to know.
What’s the difference between UltraView VISION and UltraView FREEDOM?
UltraView VISION is our lens-based vision correction — it replaces the eye’s lens with an advanced implant (its champion being UltraView ReLACS plus the Light Adjustable Lens), and it suits stronger prescriptions, presbyopia, and eyes nearing cataract age. UltraView FREEDOM is our cornea-based laser correction — SMILE, LASIK, and PRK reshape the surface of the eye, ideal for most nearsighted, farsighted, and astigmatic eyes. Your assessment determines which is right for you.
What is refractive lens exchange (RLE)?
RLE replaces your eye’s natural lens with an advanced artificial lens to correct your vision — the same surgery used for cataracts, performed before a cataract has formed. It’s especially useful for stronger prescriptions and presbyopia, and it means you won’t develop a cataract in that eye later. When done with femtosecond-laser assistance, it’s also called Laser Lens Exchange (LLE).
What is UltraView VISION, and what makes it different?
UltraView VISION is our most bespoke lens procedure: UltraView ReLACS laser-assisted surgery paired with the Light Adjustable Lens. The laser brings micron-level precision to the surgery, and the Light Adjustable Lens lets us fine-tune your vision after you’ve healed — a series of brief in-office light treatments dial the result to your eyes before it’s locked in. It’s the closest thing to a truly customized result.
How is RLE different from LASIK?
LASIK and our other laser procedures reshape the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye. RLE works inside the eye, replacing the lens. Laser is the smaller step and suits many prescriptions; RLE handles stronger prescriptions and presbyopia and removes future cataract risk, but as intraocular surgery it carries a different risk profile. Which is better depends entirely on your eyes — that’s what your assessment determines.
What is a Light Adjustable Lens?
It’s the only lens implant whose power can be adjusted after surgery. Once your eye has settled, brief in-office treatments with a specialized light gently reshape the lens to refine your vision, repeated until it feels right and then locked in place. It allows an exceptional level of precision and personalization compared with a fixed lens.
Is RLE safe? What are the risks?
RLE is safe and well-established — it’s the same procedure performed millions of times for cataracts — but as intraocular surgery it carries real risks we discuss openly: a small but serious risk of retinal detachment (higher in very nearsighted eyes), clouding of the lens capsule that’s easily corrected with a quick laser, and rare risks such as infection. Careful candidate selection and an accredited surgical setting keep these to a minimum.
Will I still need glasses afterward?
That depends on the lens you choose. A single-focus lens gives crisp distance vision with readers for near; extended-range and Light Adjustable lenses are designed to reduce reliance on glasses across more of your day. No lens perfectly restores youthful vision at every distance, so we’ll set honest expectations for the option that fits you.
One assessment.
Every option, honestly.
Laser, lens exchange, or UltraView VISION — the right answer depends on your eyes, not on what we’d like to sell. Your consultation is a thorough clinical conversation, free of pressure.