Well said. I'm not troubled by halos, and I think this surgery was the
best thing I've ever done. But halos are a serious problem for some
people. If this group gets people to start asking questions of their
surgeons, then we're doing great.
Here, I'll even put it in caps:
IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING ICL SURGERY, PLEASE TALK TO YOUR
SURGEON ABOUT YOUR PUPIL SIZE!!
poasid3412 wrote:
> Man, this is really putting a burr in my saddle about this technology.
> I get that there are risks, and I'm willing to cross my fingers on the
> whole retinal detachment, cataracts, endo cell loss, etc., since I know
> they are rare . . . . but geez, isn't the sizing of the ICL optic in
> relation to the Iris diameter (under night conditions) kind of a simple
> thing to measure and predict the likelihood of halos? Seems like people
> are getting an unpleasant surprise about something that shouldn't be so
> surprising.
Hello everyone, Just joined the group, so I've got some catching up to do on the messages already posted, but thought I would say a quick 'hi' and introduce...
Man, this is really putting a burr in my saddle about this technology. I get that there are risks, and I'm willing to cross my fingers on the whole retinal...
No there is no halo producing phenomena. I decided not to get the ICL and I think everyone needs to do their own due diligence when it comes to this. For...
There is research in other ICLs, in particular a Verisyse/Artisan type that is flexible like the Visian, and a toric version of both. ICLs have been available...
O also in response to Jenny, yes the measuring of your pupil is just looking in a machine in a completely dark room. Make sure your dr. does this!!!! The first...
... [###] hoosierjenny, what color are your eyes? I've wondered if eye color plays a role in diameter of the pupil. My eyes are really light blue/green, and...
Well said. I'm not troubled by halos, and I think this surgery was the best thing I've ever done. But halos are a serious problem for some people. If this...
Yeah, well despite loving the IOLs I totally agree. Which makes me incredibly worried for the endo cell loss. I mean, if they've already folded up their tent...
This is not a problem, Jean. A good ICL patient sees an ophthamologist every year, and they track the endo cell density (can O.D.'s do this?). If it red-lines,...
I notice them, but for some, if you can't drive, it goes beyond noticing. It affects quality of life. I'm perhaps odd in that I had terrible halos with hard...
... One of our members did have the Visian surgery revered, and Verisyse installed instead. I am not troubled by the halos, and I used to not believe they were...
... they ... Michael, this is exactly what some of us see every night. I even see halos walking down the hallway at work. I've gotten much more used to them,...
If (some cases of) the halos are a serious impediment to driving at night, then maybe the ICL doctors (and your state's department of motor vehicles) should be...
I agree with you Ami. I'm incredibly happy. And when the doctor tells me I'll need to see a retinal specialist every year bc I"m severely myopic, whether or...
My hypotheses (about drawbacks to making the ICL lens optic larger) are: 1) might require a bigger diameter of injector tube (the 'straw' that they use to...
I asked about halos before having the surgery, and I was told that they might persist even after the surgery. I just didn't think they'd be worse afterwards....
... Well put. I knew that having ICL surgery would not make me just like someone who's had 20/20 vision their entire life. I told myself before going ahead ...
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