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Cataract, retinal and Implantable Contact Lens surgeon
Myopia control specialist, Dry eye doctor
333A Orchard Road
Mandarin Gallery #04-24/25
Singapore 238897
Implantable Contact Lens™
Wish you could do away with your glasses?
What's an option that has good short and long term outcomes?
Beyond LASIK, comes the EVO Visian Implantable Contact Lens.
It works like your normal contact lens but without the daily hassle and discomfort
It works like your normal contact lens but without the daily hassle and discomfort
Every few years, a ground breaking procedure becomes available. There was PRK followed by LASIK and now there is the EVO Visian Implantable Contact Lens ( EVO Visian ICL™) from Switzerland. This is a revolutionary advancement as it is reversible and causes no damage to your natural eye.
Advantages of Visian ICL™ vs LASIK
1. Long term stable vision
As the cornea is not artificially thinned like LASIK, the prescription remains stable.
The basic criteria of Visian ICL™ is that there should be enough space for the lens to be placed. This is easily determined by a quick, non-contact scan where the results are known immediately.
The first Visian ICL™ was successfully implanted in 1998 in Europe. Now, Visian ICL™ in Singapore is available through The EyeClinic.
Worldwide, over 1,000,000 lenses have been implanted since then. The procedure is taking off very rapidly now, because of its excellent long-term results both in terms of efficiency and safety.
Have you been turned away from LASIK or PRK because the doctor diagnosed you with keratoconus? Well that does not mean that you can never be free of contacts or glasses. You may still be suitable for Visian Implantable Contact Lens (Visian ICL™), a reversible vision correction option that keeps your cornea pristine.
A) Surgeon's experience with EVO Visian ICL™ and short-sightedness
Dr Lee is on the expert training panel to other surgeons internationally and locally for the EVO Visian ICL™. As a result of her experience in terms of years of experience and surgical numbers, you will have a smoother pre-operative and surgical journey and more predictable results. She also specialises in diseases related to short-sightedness. If you cannot see without glasses you are probably short-sighted. Short sighted patients have higher risk of floaters and retinal problems.
Detailed measurement of the anterior segment of the eye is taken So we arrive at this desired result.
2. Anyone who has sufficient anterior chamber depth within the eye. This is measured by a rapid, non-contact and painless scan at our clinic and the results will be derived immediately.
References:
- UV-absorbing collamer implantable contact lens (ICL) for the correction of Myopia. PMA #P030016. Presentation to the Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel. October 3, 2003.
- Hill JC. An informal satisfaction survey of 200 patients after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. Jul-Aug 2002; 18(4):454-459
- Jabbur NS, Sakatani K, O’Brien TP. Survey of complications and recommendations for management in dissatisfied patients seeking a consultation after refractive surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. Sept 2004;30(9):1867-1864
- Dan Z Reinstein, Jonathan D Carr, William B Threlfall, Randall Cook, Emma Cremonesi, Hugo FS Futton. Multi-center LASIK outcomes in myopia using Technolas 217C in over 20000 eyes. ASCRS 2001 Submissions. April 2001:2
- Rajan MS, Jaycock P, O’Brart D, Nystorm HH, Marshall J. A long-term study of photorefractive keratectomy; 12-year follow-up. Available at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez. Accessed May 2008
LASIK Surgery and Alternative Eye Treatments
Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, more commonly known as LASIK, laser eye surgery, or laser vision correction, has boomed in popularity across the globe in recent years.
LASIK surgery in Singapore and other parts of the world is seen as a permanent alternative to eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Implantable Contact Lens (ICL™) SCREENING
