Implantable Contact Lens is a Phakic lenses which are placed or implanted inside the eye for treating vision problem. Generally Implantable Contact Lens care recommended only which patient is unfit of vision correction through Lasik surgery. Expert ICL surgeon makes micro incisions in the eye to implant Implantable contact lenses between the iris and the natural lens of the eye. The incisions are minute therefore require no stitches.
Implantable contact lenses help in clarity of vision without the use of external glasses. One can attain their regular work schedule within a few days of implantation of contact lenses.
After thorough investigation, the ophthalmologist decides a treatment plan for the patient, taking into consideration the above mentioned criteria.
Implantable contact lens treatment is the best solution for people who want freedom from glasses with power. It is considered to be one of the state-of-the-art mechanisms to do away with refractive errors and gain clear eyesight. It is a customized procedure to suit the eye shape, size and refraction problem. It has a wide range of power correction, which range from +10D to -20D, with the cylinder dimension going up to 6D. The contact lenses which are implanted are of very soft nature, with permanent fixation. This not only reduces the risk factor, but also reduces the maintenance burden. This procedure is used for people having both problems of nearsightedness and farsightedness, and specially advised for those who are not undergoing other forms of surgeries like, LASIK, LASEK and PRK.
It is said that people with small anterior chamber depth or have endothelial cell density are not suitable for implantable contact lens surgery. ICL not only reduces refractive power but also enhances sharpness of vision. The lenses which are implanted are implanted within the eye and therefore invisible to both the patients and outsiders. An advantage of ICL implantation is that it does not require any form of cutting of corneal tissues or corneal repair, which makes it safe from people suffering from high level nearsightedness and farsightedness and astigmatism. The procedure takes fifteen to twenty minutes to complete and recovery is also fast.
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