I had a ICL on March 2nd. I see halo and starburst. will it go away?

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William Wiley, MD · Answer

Some of the side effects that you have can be caused by a little bit of uncorrected refractive error.  So you might have a little nearsightedness or astigmatism.  If that is the case, you can typically correct that with a laser vision correction procedure, or a pair of glasses with a light prescription.  (I realize that when patients have an ICL procedure they do so in order to become independent of glasses, but sometimes a large reduction in your need for glasses is also a great outcome.  Of course, only you can be the judge.). Additionally, in some cases a corneal tattoo may help patients who have some haloes or starbursts as a result of the yag PI procedure.  A corneal tattoo is not a cosmetic procedure, but I have used with a couple of ICL patients who were getting aberrations from the PIs.

I had a ICL on March 2nd. I see halo and starburst. will it go away?

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