ICL- Implantable Contact Lenses Information Guide

Visian ICL Cost and ICL Surgery Cost

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:22:08 +0000

We received many request from readers about finding out the latest Visian ICL Cost from the market. We did some research and found out that currently Visian ICL costs about $1500-$3500 per eye which includes the cost of ICL surgery. That means for both eyes, you could end up paying around $300-$7000. Why such varitation [...]

Unilens Launches New C-VUE(R) Advanced(TM) Custom Toric Contact Lens

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:01:02 +0000

Unilens Vision Inc. which develops, licenses, manufactures, distributes and markets specialty contact lenses, announced today the launch of new C-VUE(R) Advanced(TM) Custom Toric implantable collamer lens The C-VUE Advanced Custom Toric will be sold directly to independent eye care professionals and features a revolutionary trial program, an advanced hydration material and exceptional deliverability (typically ships within [...]

RLE Refractive lens exchange with ICL Lens

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:38:02 +0000

RLE (refractive lens exchange) surgery is essentially cataract surgery, but exclusively for refractive purposes. RLE is often called as Clear Lens Exchange (CLE), Clear Lens Extraction (CLE), and Refractive Lens Replacement (RLR). RLE surgery can be done with multiple types of implantable lenses . Every ophthalmologist would advise you to do research before any vision [...]

Visian Phakic Intraocular Lens and ICL

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:36:43 +0000

Patients always get confused between whats Phakic Intraocular Lens and Implantable contact lens. Let us confirm, Its just the same. The only difference is the name doctors or surgeons use to name this. The Phakic Intraocular lenses look like regular contact lenses or crescent-shaped segments. These lenses are implanted surgically without removing the eye’s natural lens. [...]

How many years can ICL Lens Last

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:01:18 +0000

ICL or Implantable Contact lens is made of inert materials and can last a lifetime. In the case of the lenses inserted into a patient’s eye for nearsightedness or myopia, these lenses will need to be removed if the patient develops a cataract and cataract surgery is recommended. Cataract can be treated with ICL as well.

Fix Keratoconus with Intacs Lasik or ICL

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:50:52 +0000

We have a subject with a degenerative eye disease called keratoconus that makes reading a challenge. Imagine with vision so blurry that the subject couldn’t read the big “E” atop an eye chart from more than 6 feet away. Keratoconus causes the cornea to bulge outward, causing blurred vision. In some mild cases, glasses or contacts [...]

ICL is new corrective eye surgery alternative to Lasik

admin — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:51:47 +0000

KOLD News 13 went into a Tucson surgical suite to see how ICL surgery actually happens and how it can potentially replace Lasik surgery and become a strong alternative. If you know recently, STARR Visian ICL sales grew by over 60% and Lasik sales fell by 40% which clearly indicates that people and doctors (surgeons) [...]

Visian Toric ICL Implantable Collamer Lenses for Astigmatism

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:31:21 +0000

STAAR Visian Toric ICL (Implantable Contact Lenses) offers a safe and effective refractive treatment option for patients with even high levels of Astigmatism. State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has allowed the marketing of STAAR Visian(TM) Toric Implantable Collamer Lens for the treatment of nearsightedness and astigmatism. The Visian Myopic ICL was approved in China during [...]

STAAR Surgical Visian ICL Sales surges

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:24:24 +0000

Ophthalmic products leader STAAR Surgical Company on Monday declared that sales of Visian ICL, an implantable contact lens, rose about 52 percent in the third quarter, primarily on the strength of greater international demand. International sales of the ICL lens grew 65 percent as Visian ICL took a larger share of the market. Although laser vision [...]

Different types of Implantable Collamer Contact lenses

admin — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:08:26 +0000

People often get confused between Implantable Contact Lens and Implantable Collamer Lens or or Phatik IOL in theory all these types of ICL are same. There is absolutely no difference. The leading ICL maker is Visian Implantable Collamer Lens. However they are more companies launching their ICL products in the market, Bausch and Lomb has come [...]