The Mini Well Ready is SIFI's progressive extended-depth-of-focus (EDOF) intraocular lens, implanted during cataract surgery or refractive lens exchange to give a continuous range of vision. Instead of the diffractive rings used by multifocal lenses, it uses a progressive aspheric design that blends focal points smoothly — giving excellent distance and intermediate vision with notably fewer night-time halos than trifocals. Private Mini Well Ready surgery costs from £3,800 per eye, or from £7,400 for both eyes, all-inclusive of consultation, surgery, the lens and aftercare.
What is the Mini Well Ready lens?
An EDOF lens stretches a single elongated focus across a range of distances, rather than creating two or three separate focal points the way a bifocal or trifocal does. The Mini Well Ready achieves this with progressive spherical aberration optics: different zones of the lens carry slightly different power, which the brain blends into one continuous depth of focus.
The practical result is a smooth range of clear vision from distance through to arm's length and the dashboard, with a gentle dysphotopsia profile — meaning fewer and softer halos and starbursts at night than typical diffractive multifocal lenses. Most patients are spectacle-independent for distance and intermediate tasks and use light reading glasses only for very small print. To understand where EDOF sits among premium lenses, see our implant lens options guide.
Who is the Mini Well Ready suited to?
- Patients who want strong distance and intermediate vision with minimal glasses
- Those who drive at night and want a low risk of troublesome halos
- People who spend time on screens, dashboards and hobbies at arm's length
- Anyone wanting a natural, easy-to-adapt range of vision
- Cataract and refractive lens exchange candidates with suitable eye health
Choosing your lens? A consultation with biometry confirms whether the Mini Well Ready EDOF lens fits your eyes and lifestyle.
Book a lens consultationMini Well Ready compared with other lenses
Premium lenses trade off range of vision against night-vision quality. Your consultant recommends the best match for your eyes, prescription and how you use your eyes day to day.
Compare similar low-halo EDOF lenses including Clareon Vivity, Zeiss AT LARA, Tecnis PureSee and the Rayner Galaxy, or the extended-range Tecnis Synergy. For help deciding between lens families, read trifocal vs EDOF: which is better?
What happens during surgery
Implanting the Mini Well Ready is the same gentle day-case procedure as standard cataract surgery, performed under local anaesthetic drops. It takes 15–25 minutes per eye and you go home the same day.
- Numbing drops are placed and the eye is cleaned with sterile solution.
- A self-sealing 2.2–2.8mm incision is made at the edge of the cornea.
- Phacoemulsification removes the natural or cataractous lens through that incision.
- The folded Mini Well Ready EDOF lens is inserted, where it unfolds and centres in the capsular bag.
- The eye is shielded and you rest briefly before going home.
Recovery week-by-week
Recovery mirrors standard cataract surgery, with a short neural adaptation period as the brain learns to use the extended range of focus.
Day of surgery
Vision is hazy for a few hours. Eye shield for the first night, drops begin, no rubbing or heavy lifting.
Days 1–3
Vision clears noticeably. Distance and intermediate sharpen first. Mild grittiness is normal.
Week 1
First review. Most patients return to driving, work and screens. Second eye often scheduled around now.
Weeks 2–6
Neural adaptation completes — the smooth range becomes effortless and any early haloing settles.
Beyond a month
Vision is stable. Most enjoy glasses-free distance and intermediate vision, with light readers for the smallest print.
Mini Well Ready cost
Our Mini Well Ready prices are all-inclusive: consultation, biometry, the surgery, theatre and hospital fees, the EDOF lens, post-op drops and follow-up reviews. There are no hidden extras.
- Per eye: from £3,800 (Mini Well Ready EDOF)
- Both eyes: from £7,400 all-inclusive
- Toric version (for astigmatism): available — quoted at consultation
- Insurance: surgery often covered; the premium-lens upgrade is usually a self-pay top-up
- Finance: 0% over 12 months available
For the wider picture see our cataract surgery cost guide, the EDOF lens cost guide, or learn about the operation on our cataract surgery page.