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Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) also know as the Implantable Contact Lens
Dougherty Laser Vision is honored to announce the arrival of the implantable collamer lens. A solution for patients with nearsightedness. The ICL is a refractive lens that can correct vision up to –15 diopters of nearsightedness. If you are a patient experiencing high amounts nearsightedness this procedure might be right for you. The ICL procedure has been repeatedly improved through years of studies and continued refinement. This lens is a posterior chamber implant that is situated behind the iris and in front of the natural crystalline lens. It is also known as a Phakic IOL.
The Surgery
The surgery is performed on an outpatient basis, which means that a patient has surgery and leaves the same day. During the surgery your eye will be numbed and a local anesthesia will be administered. There is very little discomfort and normally no pain associated with the procedure. Some drops or perhaps oral medication may be prescribed and a post-operative visit is usually scheduled the day after surgery. Patients will be advised to arrange for someone to drive them to and from surgery.
Are you a Candidate For The Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL)?
The ICL or implantable collamer lens provides an opportunity to those individuals who are not candidates for lasik eye surgery or laser vision correction. As you may already know certain patients cannot have lasik for reasons ranging from high prescriptions to thin corneas. This new ICL will now give these patients the opportunity to experience the same lifestyle change that lasik has brought to millions of people.
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