ICL Intraocular Lenses

ICLs are made of a special material known as Collamer. They offer superior visual quality and are tailored to the needs of each individual patient.
That is why, despite being originally meant for higher degrees of correction, they are being used more and more to correct even lower degrees of nearsightedness.
On average, laser refractive surgery can correct up to 9-10 diopters of myopia or up to 4-5 diopters of hyperopia.
For higher degrees of myopia or hyperopia or when laser surgery is not a viable option due to the patient’s specific corneal curvature or hysteresis, ICLs are the preferred solution. They are inserted behind the patient’s iris so they go completely unnoticed. This procedure offers very fast visual recovery, normally within 24 hours.

Who is a Good Candidate for ICLs?

ICLs are the best alternative for those patients for whom laser correction is not an option. They provide even better visual quality than eyeglasses or contact lenses.
ICLs can correct up to 18 diopters of myopia, even when the latter is associated to astigmatism. For higher degrees of correction, the residual visual problem may be easily corrected with laser surgery.
ICL lenses are inserted through a small surgical incision into the patient’s eye with no sutures. A topical anesthetic (anesthetic eye drops) is used for the surgery, which lasts only a few minutes. The patient is discharged without eye patches and visual recovery is very fast.