STAAR Surgical Visian ICL Sales surges

Monday, October 6th, 2008

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 [...]

implantable contact lense ICL for Cataract

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Are you fed up of using high numbered glasses and at the same time, do not enjoy wearing soft contact lenses, then you can be a good candiate for ICL- Implantable Collamer lense.
For cataract patients tired of reading glasses dangling from chains around their necks, there’s a new option in ophthalmology offices: multi-focal, implantable [...]

ICL risks and benefits analysis

Friday, June 27th, 2008

ICL (Implantable Contact Lenses) surgery can be easy but at times there could be complications. We also need to compare ICL surgery with Lasik Surgery to understand which might work better.
BACKGROUND: According to the American Optometric Association, 30 percent of Americans suffer from nearsightedness. Implantable contact lenses offer these individuals a corrective option besides glasses, [...]