Visian Phakic Intraocular Lens and ICL

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. They are placed between the cornea and the iris or just behind the iris of the eye.

During the surgery, Doctors use just few anesthetic drops in to your eye. No injections, no sedation.

Lets look at the Phakic Intraocular Lens implantation Video:

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