My wife recently received the recommendation to seriously look into implantable contact lenses. She is extremely near-sighted, is not a candidate for lasik,...
Hi All, It's the night before I have my first Visian lens put in. I ran across this user group a few weeks ago, and am very thankful for the tidbits, other...
Hey everyone, I would like to get everyones thoughts on endothelial cell loss. As i am thinking of having the surgery at age 20/21, should i be concerned about...
Hello, I got the Visian ICL procedure done in my left eye over a week ago and the right eye 4 days ago. I've had mixed results so far. The anaesthesiologist...
My contact lens RX is -14.50 left and -14.00 right. I had a consultation for IOLs, and was seen by a doctor's "surgery technician" (at a well-known center in...
Well, after posting here a time or two and and doing my homework I am scheduled for my right eye surgery on January 14 and the left on January 28th. I...
First, I'll give you a little history on myself. I received my first pair of glasses when I was 7 years old. It wasn't more than a few years before I could...
Very helpful site. As I have learned that I am not ideal candidate for Lasik due to high nearsightedness (-13 and -11) so I am now looking at impants. I also...
Hi, I am 31, I have been wearing glasses since I was 3 and contacts since I was 16. I recently found out that my vision has degraded further since my last ...
Hey everyone:) I'm new to this forum and i have a really keen interest in the icl procedure.I'm a 19 year old student whos interested in correcting my eye...
Hi All, First I would like to thank everyone who has posted on this site and Michael for starting it. This site has help me immensely and I can't thank you...
Friends, First of all, I'd like to start by saying that I am very proud of you! Our shared experience has helped our understanding greatly. Our 70 registered...
Hi All, A quick update, I had the YAG on Friday 08.08.08 (hoping this brings me luck!). So far so good. I haven't noticed too much of a difference apart from ...
Hello, PIOL group members! I've been lurking here for a few weeks since my Lasik journey turned into a PIOL journey. Won't bore you with my story since it's...
I don't think this message made it to the group. I'm reposting it! Sorry if I send it twice! ... Subject: Re: Glare after iridectomy Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008...
My experience has been similar. Staar appears to have taken the position that their partner physicians are going to be a firewall between them and the patient....
I've now been off allergy medicine for 6 days and I can tell a difference in the halos. They're not gone, but they are less intense indoors and I can also see...
Having just gone through all the posts on this board (most of which were written before I got here), there are some old issues that I want to resurrect,...
Hi everyone, I've rarely posted here, but follow the discussions pretty regularly. This site has been very interesting, and it's good to know there are people...
Hi, My history in brief: I've had 3 PIOLs implanted in my left eye (2 Visian and now a Verisyse). My right eye has a Verisyse implant. I continue to have...
I had my second visian implant one week ago. The vision is that eye is now 20/30 but it seems a bit hazy. I don't know if it will stay hazy or clear up with...
Hi All, I went to go see a surgeon to see if I was a good candidate and another client was in the waiting room ranting to her husband how she couldn't see...
Hi All, I am interested in having the Visian ICL procedure done. How long do you have to have your contacts out before you can have a consultation or the...
I had the Visian ICL implanted in my left eye on Monday. My vision is 20/25 right now in that eye :) I don't know about halos as I haven't driven at night...
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...
I had the yag iridotomy in both eyes 5 days ago. I currently see clear lines that move up and down as I look toward light and blink. I was wondering if...
Hi all! I've been a lurker on this list for a while now. Last week I finally pulled the trigger: I'm about to get my ICLs inserted starting next week. Left eye...
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