Most patients experience dramatically
improved vision almost immediately following surgery.
We recommend you relax for the evening of your
surgery, but you can resume your everyday activities
the day after surgery. Expect your vision to fluctuate
slightly, continually improving, for several weeks
following surgery.
What If My Prescription Changes?
Criteria for age
and prescription stability make prescription changes
unlikely. The ICL is made out of a collagen based
material similar to that used for cataract intra-ocular
lenses and are manufactured to remain safely in
your eye for the rest of your life. However, another
exciting potential benefit of the ICL is that
is possibly could be removed or exchanged if necessary.
Is ICL Surgery Painful?
Because you are
given a mild tranquilizer during surgery and local
anesthesia is used on the treated eye, there is
little to no pain. The surgery takes less than
10 minutes, during which time you are awake, but
mildly sedated. Although you won’t be able to
see or feel what is happening. Following surgery,
you may experience a foreign body sensation and
a scratchy feeling in your eye for a short time.
