LASIK Eye Surgery today is a safe and effective method of correcting nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism for the vast majority of patients seeking Laser Vision Correction of their refractive error. However, for some patients who have very high plus or minus numbers and very thin corneas or have other corneal conditions that might lead them to complications with LASIK Laser procedure, another alternative is Implantable IOL to correct their vision. One such lens is the Phakic Intraocular Lens or ICL.

It is readily implanted in your eye behind the iris, or colored part of the eye, by gently folding it and injecting into the anterior chamber through a tiny incision only 3.0mm in length placed by the eye surgeon at the clear edge of the cornea. Patient can go home immediately with clear vision after ICL implantation. We can correct numbers above -20 D to -30 D or +8 D to + 12 D with ICL implantation. The ICL was approved by the US FDA in December 2005.