can having an icl removed be risky?honestly i don't like my vision now and i am in pain in one of my eyes, i can barely even drive at night and concentrate it bothers .
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If your retinal hole was treated
properly and is well healed, as it should be by now, you could consider an ICL
if your eye is otherwise healthy.
Peripheral retinal holes and tears are fairly common in extremely
nearsighted patients, the same population which benefits greatly from ICL surgery....
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...
