Staar's Visian ICL: Bilateral Surgery

[2ninjas1blade]

Under anesthesia? or what?

[gigahertz20]

Very interesting, I'll keep an eye out (hah) on how this technology progresses. I want to get my eyes fixed sometime in the future as I'm tired of wearing contacts/glasses. The one thing I wonder is what if your vision deteriorates once you get older? I guess you would need to pay for the surgery again and that would add up.

[AFDRAGON1976]

I'm getting this surgery on Friday! I've always been afraid of LASIK and I was grateful I wasn't a candidate due to my thin corneas and moderately high myopia. ICL will replace LASIK as the best choice for permanent vision correction! It's meant to be permanent but it's also reversible!

[rounddot5827]

does it hurt?

[NJFire1906]

@rounddot5827 Your asleep through the whole thing so dont feel it at all.

[jnyfried]

that seriously looks way safer then lasik, if i'm not a candidate for lasik, i'm so gettin this done!

[agirl1105]

@geo- yes I had this done almost 2 years ago. Painless and amazing- literally sat up after the 4.5 min surgery and could see. I got it down at kremer laser center

[GEOaviaUNIVERCITY1]

@agirl1105

i amn't American i am from Georgia (europe) and i am learning on avia overseer. so i nead 99% view. so do American docs make this operation to Europians? :D:D

[lllChokelll]

@blahdelablah The bubbles resorb. You body/eye is permeated with oxygen. These tiny bubbles of air absorb into the eye in a matter of minutes.

[lllChokelll]

Dr. Lewis, is this surgery suitable for those in contact sports, like boxing, kickboxing..etc? I have wanted Lasik for years, then started to research PRK as it is often deemed better for this purpose. I really enjoy your videos!

[StormTrek]

I've read there is high risk of cataracts ten years after ICL surgery. If that's true it limits who should use it as a LASIK alternative.

[asia911]

You call this safe? Imagine your surgical doctor drop that blade into your pupil.

But I would preferred this over Lasik since it's reversible.

[jslewisMDPC]

No.  Sorry.

[siralex64]

i have been sleeping in my contacts for years... my doctor is a right arse and never tells me the real reason... can you tell me why i should not wear during sleep or wearing all the time 24/7

[nullwerk]

because it blocks oxygen to your eye and causes blood vessels to grow on your cornea...which is really bad..because if your eye gets an infection there is a possibility of the vessel bursting which could cause you to loose vision..in my doctors words its like never changing your underwear

[BigK54]

Too bad that it's so expensive.

[jslewisMDPC]

Our cost is $5000 total which includes surgery for both eyes, evaluation and one year of post-operative care. LASIK costs in some centers are $4000 to $6800 for both eyes.

[agirl1105]

I'm getting this surgery done today!!! Woooo! Science rocks!

[jslewisMDPC]

Good luck.  Nothing is better than this procedure!

[GEOaviaUNIVERCITY1]

@agirl1105 have u done this icl surgery?

pl i want it too and i'm interesting in detiles

[BehemothDimmuBorgir5]

wow dude, very impressive.