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Intrinsically, ICL surgery is a very stable procedure. A 23 year old young woman should expect a very stable result for decades to come. Should she experience significant changes in her prescription as the years pass, the options for surgical enhancement would include:Exchanging the ICL. It is more likely that the changes will be so minimalIt will probably be safer and easier to perform LASIK or PRK. As always non surgical options like glasses or contacts are always viable.
At 23, it is unlikely that yourdaughter will have significant changes in her prescription over time. However, if she were to following ICLsurgery, she would have several options.Any changes would likely be smalland correctable with glasses and contacts. Of course, people like your daughter have surgery to get ridof glasses and contacts, and typically don’t like that option. But it is an option. Additional surgery with LASIK or PRK isgenerally the best way to treat small amounts of refractive error following ICLsurgery should that occur. In rarecases, the ICL implant can be removed and replaced with an implant of adifferent power.
*Would 2nd advanced LASIK cause starbursts at night again?-->If by advanced LASIK you mean wavefront, yes, it is possible that more LASIK, even wavefront, can cause starbursts again. It can’t be predicted. If you have large pupils, or are having a large correction, the chances of night s...
$4000 to $6000 per eye is the normal range for ICL. It is expensive because the lens itself is expensive and the use of the surgical center is expensive. Sometimes this price will include an additional laser treatment after the surgery to correct any residual astigmatism. Many providers...
ICL actually stands for Implantable Collamer Lens. Collamer refers to the material that is used to make this new type of intraocular lens. It is a made-up word that combines collagen and the plastic, polymer. The material is foldable, highly elastic, UV absorbing and has...