Laser eye surgery not suitable?
An ICL lens is the solution!

https://youtu.be/6yqYIOp8WH4 What does ICL mean?

• The implantable contact lens is a transparent, highly biocompatible lens made of Collamer that permanently corrects defective vision.
• It can be used for short-sightedness, long-sightedness, presbyopia and astigmatism.
  The EVO Visian ICL is implanted every 3 minutes worldwide and has therefore been an established correction procedure for defective vision for 20 years.
• EVO Visian ICL has been implanted worldwide since 1993.
  More than 1,000,000 ICL lenses have already been implanted.
  Continuous development of the lens has led to the most commonly used phakic lens worldwide.

https://youtu.be/CQjc1p7c-v0 Even if you have already been told that laser treatment is not possible for you or you would like a reversible procedure to correct your defective vision, you do not have to give up a life without glasses.
EyeLaser specializes in the correction of defective vision.
In order to provide our patients with comprehensive information and treatment, we offer both laser vision correction and implantable lenses.
EyeLaser is already implanting the latest generation of EVO+ Visian ICLs with even larger optics.
This can reduce the risk of so-called halos.
As part of a comprehensive preliminary examination, we will decide which treatment method is most suitable for you.
Due to the excellent imaging quality, we usually implant the EVO Visian ICL in the following cases: For patients with a thin cornea For a chronically dry eye, or contact lens intolerance If the patient wants a reversible correction procedure For abnormal/irregular corneas For patients with very severe defective vision With the use of phakic lenses, even severe visual defects with more than -8 and +3 diopters and corneal curvature can be corrected.
In this method, a small tunnel incision is made at the edge of the cornea using a scalpel, through which a foldable artificial Collamer lens (ICL) is inserted into the eye.
This phakic lens with a certain power corrects the visual defect directly in the eye.
It is inserted between the iris and the natural lens and is neither visible nor perceptible.

EVO Visian ICL (implantable Collamer lens) In the first step, the eye is anaesthetized using eye drops.
The surgeon prepares the lens.
The surgeon injects a protective gel (viscoelastic) to protect the cornea and lens of the eye.
https://youtu.be/5Wami_Pw5Wc The lens is implanted through a small 2.80 – 3.00 mm opening at the edge of the cornea.
The lens is then positioned precisely and the protective gel is removed by suction in the final step.
The day after the treatment, the position of the lens is checked using special OCT devices (Anterion- Heidelberg Engineerind or MS39- CSO).

What advantages does the EVO Visian ICL offer?

• Due to its reversibility, ICL implantation has no effect on subsequent eye treatments.
• The lens does not cause dry eyes and also offers UV protection
• The treatment spectrum ranges from -0.50 to -18.00 dpt for short-sighted patients and +0.50 to +10.00 dpt for long-sighted patients.
  Astigmatism can be corrected up to 6 dpt.
• Due to the special material, an optimal visual result is achieved even with very high ametropia.
• Also suitable for eyes with thin corneas
• Due to the very high collagen content, the EVO Visian ICL is extremely well tolerated and cannot fuse with the eye.
• The Collamer material offers additional UV protection for the eyes.
• Thanks to the high water content and the optimum refractive index, an optimum result can be achieved even with highly ametropic patients.
• The very good compatibility is due to the biocompatible material.
  This is patented by the manufacturer STAAR Surgical and is therefore not available in any other lens.

https://youtu.be/FdvCd33cViE Risks & side effects In some cases, we also combine the implantation of an artificial lens with laser eye surgery to create a so-called bioptic procedure.
In this case, an artificial lens is first implanted to roughly correct the defective vision.
After approx. 3-6 months, a LASIK operation follows for the fine-tuning or correction of astigmatism or residual defective vision.
The implantation of lenses is generally tolerated well and without complications.
Inflammation inside the eye can occur in less than 0.1% of cases.
Minor risks include an increase in intraocular pressure (glaucoma), premature development of cataracts, halos (light effects, e.g. when driving), glare (night glare) and corneal swelling.
Most of these can be corrected after the operation.
Please follow the surgeon’s instructions and drip schedule exactly and attend your follow-up appointments.

Treatment with artificial lenses: the eye surgery method Lens implantation In some cases, laser eye surgery is not possible or not possible without risk, e.g. if the dioptre value is too high or the cornea is too thin.
Too much tissue would have to be removed or disturbing optical phenomena such as halos could occur.
An ICL cannot be used if the anatomical conditions are not optimal or if the lens is beginning to cloud.
For such patients, our laser eye centers in Vienna, Linz and Zurich also offer refractive lens surgery without laser, i.e. lens replacement with the use of premium lenses: The patient’s own lens is replaced with an artificial one.
This means lens replacement with the use of premium lenses: The patient’s own lens is replaced with an artificial lens.

The use and safety of ICL lenses has been scientifically proven in numerous scientific studies.
In centers where ICL surgery is routinely performed, complications are a rarity.
Nevertheless, the highest safety criteria should be observed after every procedure and the attending physician should be contacted if there is any doubt after the procedure.

We first disinfect your facial area.
You will be given a local anesthetic in the form of eye drops or a syringe next to your eye.
Your eyelids will be fixed in place.
All of this is completely painless and painless.

A small tunnel incision is made at the edge of the cornea using a precision knife.

The foldable phakic lens is inserted through the incision.

After the procedure, your eye is protected from environmental influences with an eye patch.