Visian ICL is a remarkable transparent contact lens that is placed behind the eyes iris. The transparent ICL can not be seen by you or anyone else and takes only a mere 9 minutes to implant. The Visian ICL was made by Staar Company and is a bio-compatible lens. It is durable and doesn’t break down over time as other products may.

The Visian ICL is used to correct vision in patients with keratoconus, once their vision has been stabilized. The Visian ICL is used after other Keratoconus treatment options are used such as Intacs and C3-R® as a “Part 2” to vision correction. There are some eligibilities of the Visian ICL procedure. Below is a short list to get you started:

Good Candidates should:

Should be at least 21 years of age.

Stabilized Keratoconus Progression for at least 6 months.

Not pregnant

No known allergies to medication for procedure

Have glaucoma

Have Macular degeneration

The Visian ICL gives options to remove them when your prescription needs to be changed without irritation or disturbances in vision. The Visian ICL has been used for over the last 14 years in Europe and has gained popularity in the United States within the past 2 years. It shows great improvement in the eyes of their patients. The Visian ICL gives great options for those suffering with Myopia up to 20 diopters. Depending on the surgical technique used up to 4 diopters of astigmatism can be corrected with the current lens. A new lens should be approved shortly that would allow up to 6-8 diopters of astigmatism corrected.

The Staar Surgical Company is a proven surgical eye correction technology leader and to be a cut above the rest. Providing us with very dependable and advanced technologies for vision correction in the past and present. The Staar Surgical Company provides many advanced technological instruments and has been since 1982.

Over all the advances that the Visian ICL is providing for patients with Myopia is great. Surgeons around the nation are using these techniques to improve the vision of many of their patients. If you are interested in learning more about the Visian ICL procedure for myopia visit us at: www.ICLinformation.com. To learn more about the Visian ICL for Keratoconus patients visit us at: www.keratoconusinserts.com

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