ICL- Implantable Contact Lenses Information Guide

monovision lasik laser vision correction surgery

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:13:53 +0000

Patients begin to experience presbyopia in their 40s or 50s. The condition makes it harder to read or see details up close without reading glasses. Monovision laser vision correction is a treatment option for patients with presbyopia. This procedure lets patients have both good distance and near vision using the individual strengths of each eye. During the [...]

What is iLASIK?

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:17:43 +0000

iLASIK combines the IntraLase and Advanced CustomVue procedures for a personalized, custom laser vision correction treatment. Before the iLASIK procedure is done, a WaveScan is done of the eye. A WaveScan maps the imperfections of the patient’s eye in 3-D. The iLASIK procedure starts with the IntraLase treatment during which the LASIK flap is [...]

What is the WaveScan System Visx wavescan

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:15:53 +0000

The WaveScan wavefront system is a computer program that precisely maps the topography of a patient’s eye. The WaveScan technology is much like a high-powered telescope and is 25 times more accurate than the machine that ophthalmologists and optometrists have been using since the 1850s to prescribe eyeglasses and contacts. Visx Wavescan is the [...]

Visian ICL Cost and ICL Surgery Cost

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:22:08 +0000

We received many request from readers about finding out the latest Visian ICL Cost from the market. We did some research and found out that currently Visian ICL costs about $1500-$3500 per eye which includes the cost of ICL surgery. That means for both eyes, you could end up paying around $300-$7000. Why such varitation [...]

Unilens Launches New C-VUE(R) Advanced(TM) Custom Toric Contact Lens

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:01:02 +0000

Unilens Vision Inc. which develops, licenses, manufactures, distributes and markets specialty contact lenses, announced today the launch of new C-VUE(R) Advanced(TM) Custom Toric implantable collamer lens The C-VUE Advanced Custom Toric will be sold directly to independent eye care professionals and features a revolutionary trial program, an advanced hydration material and exceptional deliverability (typically ships within [...]

RLE Refractive lens exchange with ICL Lens

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:38:02 +0000

RLE (refractive lens exchange) surgery is essentially cataract surgery, but exclusively for refractive purposes. RLE is often called as Clear Lens Exchange (CLE), Clear Lens Extraction (CLE), and Refractive Lens Replacement (RLR). RLE surgery can be done with multiple types of implantable lenses . Every ophthalmologist would advise you to do research before any vision [...]

Visian Phakic Intraocular Lens and ICL

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:36:43 +0000

Patients always get confused between whats Phakic Intraocular Lens and Implantable contact lens. Let us confirm, Its just the same. The only difference is the name doctors or surgeons use to name this. The Phakic Intraocular lenses look like regular contact lenses or crescent-shaped segments. These lenses are implanted surgically without removing the eye’s natural lens. [...]

How many years can ICL Lens Last

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:01:18 +0000

ICL or Implantable Contact lens is made of inert materials and can last a lifetime. In the case of the lenses inserted into a patient’s eye for nearsightedness or myopia, these lenses will need to be removed if the patient develops a cataract and cataract surgery is recommended. Cataract can be treated with ICL as well.

Fix Keratoconus with Intacs Lasik or ICL

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:50:52 +0000

We have a subject with a degenerative eye disease called keratoconus that makes reading a challenge. Imagine with vision so blurry that the subject couldn’t read the big “E” atop an eye chart from more than 6 feet away. Keratoconus causes the cornea to bulge outward, causing blurred vision. In some mild cases, glasses or contacts [...]

ICL is new corrective eye surgery alternative to Lasik

admin — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:51:47 +0000

KOLD News 13 went into a Tucson surgical suite to see how ICL surgery actually happens and how it can potentially replace Lasik surgery and become a strong alternative. If you know recently, STARR Visian ICL sales grew by over 60% and Lasik sales fell by 40% which clearly indicates that people and doctors (surgeons) [...]