Implantable collamer lenses are a type of posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (pIOL). pIOL are usually used for high degrees of refractive error or when corneal refractive surgery is contraindicated.

Jun 5, 2023 · Implantable Collamer® Lens (ICL) surgery means that a lens implant in your eye goes between your iris and your natural lens. It can treat refractive errors, so you’ll no longer need contact lenses or glasses.

Dec 30, 2024 · ICL surgery (also known as EVO Implantable Collamer or Interocular Contact Lens) is an alternative to Lasik.

During the procedure, an eye surgeon such as Dr. Kraff implants a biocompatible Visian ICL lens behind the iris and in front of the eye's natural lens to correct vision problems. This offers a permanent yet reversible solution for refractive errors such as myopia, and astigmatism.

An implantable collamer lens (ICL) is an artificial lens made of plastic and a collagen called collamer. During ICL surgery, a specially trained eye surgeon permanently implants the ICL between your eye’s natural lens and iris (the colored part of your eye).

Feb 28, 2020 · What is ICL eye surgery? An implantable collamer lens (ICL) is an artificial lens that’s permanently implanted in the eye. The lens is used to treat: Implanting an ICL requires surgery. A...

Oct 10, 2024 · Implantable collamer lens (ICL) surgery (also known as Visian ICL surgery) is a popular eye surgical procedure that helps correct vision. It addresses myopia (shortsightedness) and astigmatism (irregularly shaped cornea).

Aug 9, 2024 · What is Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) Surgery? ICL surgery is a less invasive procedure that helps address nearsightedness or myopia without removing the eye’s natural lenses. This type of eye surgery is perfect for patients who may not be good candidates for other vision correction surgeries such as LASIK, LASEK, and PRK.

Jun 8, 2022 · Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) is a revolutionary procedure that works together with your natural eyes to correct and improve your vision. This procedure, also known as an implantable contact lens, permanently implants an artificial lens in the eye.

Visian implantable collamer lens (ICL) (STAAR Surgical, Nidau, Switzerland), a posterior chamber pIOL, is used for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.