I have a very high power -14.00 in both eyes.The cornea thickness is 450. I have also under gone a retina surgery in right eye due to a hole in it when i was in 3rd standard,now i am 27. I have one yes for ICL from Shroof clinic Mumbai,India and one NO from Dr. Prema Padmanabhan from shankar netralya.She told me that touching the eye to set lense may cause a problem. Please suggest if there is a way to do it safely because for me my eye is precious.
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December 10, 2014
Answer: ICL surgery after treatment for retinal hole
ICL is clearly your best option
to fully correct your vision as safely as possible. But, as you correctly note, the cost is higher. Your options would include a surface
laser ablation such as PRK, but your surgeon would need to limit the amount of
corneal tissue removed to minimize the...
Yes,
once your surgical measurements have been taken, you can resume wearing your
RGP lenses. Even if they distort
the shape of your cornea, your surgeon has already calculated what your proper
ICL strength needs to be. I would
still recommend you be out of your lenses for two days prior to...
Other than avoiding swimming and getting water in your eyes
for two weeks post-surgery, and rubbing or getting hit in your eyes for the
same period of time, there are no restrictions on activities after having ICL
surgery.