Hi everyone, My name is Andy and I had the Visian ICL's implanted in early June. I'm now 2 months out from surgery and was so glad to find this group and see...
Hi Andy: Do you know your prescription? My doctor told me the stronger the correction the more the side effects. I'm scared to have PIOL, though continually...
... The Wikipedian in me requires me to find a citation for this. :) http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning_letters/s6418c.htm It appears to be mostly concerned about...
Just a quick note: When you quote your diopters, make sure you note if they are for glasses, contacts, or your implanted lenses! The diopter rating appears...
Hi, Very interesting. I actually sent a letter to the FDA a while back, which described the problems I was having with the lens. I also mentioned that STAAR...
Here is the letter I sent to the FDA. ================================================= Hello, This letter is in regards to the STAAR Visian ICL (PMA...
Hi Jean, My Visian prescription is -5.0 in each eye. I don't have as high a level of myopia as it seems many in here do. I also have astigmatism in both...
Hi. I went through the multiple evaluation tests this week and found I am a good candidate for Visian. My prescription is about -13 / -14 with an astigmatism...
... The Visian is less invasive, and you spend more time recovering from the surgery drugs than from the surgery itself. If not for the IV, you could...
yea the iridotomy was the worst part...mostly the anxiousness gets to you. who in MA are you going to? I am from MA and got it done in thereRobert A.Hankard...
Thanks for your quick response. I don't think toric lenses were mentioned to me (admittedly I was a little over-whelmed during the initial consultation and...
believe me, there are minor side effects but the fact that i have 20/30 vision compared to 20/600 vision, it is worth it. but the effects differ from each...
... I think they correct astigmatism, where the regular lenses do not. I gather they are similar to toric contact lenses, but since I don't have much...
Hey there Guys! As an introduction I am a doctor in Australia currently one month away from my first set of Visian TICL's. Current script it -10.0 +2D and...
Hello George and welcome... Toric ICLs are not yet approved in the USA. I had a great amount of astigmatism before my regular visian ICLs. At first i was...
Great to find this list and Michael Dwyer's page describing his surgery. I am contemplating getting the surgery later this year or first part of next year....
Hi Lisa, Here is something I can help with. I've got the Verisyse lenses in my eyes. One was put in on March 15 and the other on May 10. It is more invasive,...
Hi George, Your prescription sounds similar to mine. I have the Verisyse lenses. These are less common since they are more invasive, but were a better option...
For question 1, talk to your doctor about it but I don't think there would be a problem with it. You are going to have those holes in your iris the rest of...
... Beware! My flexible spending wasn't usable for the full cost of the surgery, due to the limits of my plan. In the end, it made more sense to put the...
... procedure. I may have to live in this state for a while (until toric lens is ready) Has anyone tried contacts in an eye that has had an iridotomy? I wore...
I had both done ahead of time. I wore one contact in one eye after the first was done until my appointment for the second. I tried to use my glasses and it...
Hi All- Just wanted to give you an update. My last doctor visit was 2 weeks ago and I was seeing 20/15 in both eyes! I did the candle trick pretty early on.......
... I think that is *exactly* what we're looking for. It only happens (to me, at least) in the darkest of rooms, to small point-sources of lights. Power LEDs...
Lee- Have you talked to your doctor about how your astigmatism will be corrected? As I said earlier, mine said that the only option is PRK, and I have heard a...
Thanks all for the replies. Looks like I am better off trying to get these operations as close together as possible. Hoping STAAR gets their act together and...
Matt: My doctors here in Minneapolis said I could have Lasik to correct astigmatism. They are quite respected, and I've read medical papers on-line that...
This might be true for you, Jean, but Matt may have a cornea that is too thin for LASIK, but will do okay with PRK. My doctor, when telling me about everything...
Hello all, I have been reading the various threads with interest. I've been considering Visian after being told I was not a candidate for Lasik due to thin...
I was wondering what the opinions of the group are on this question. It does not seem like most people need ICLs (visian or verisyse). So, how many would a...
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