Implantable Contact Lens (ICL) - Supplemental Lens Surgery

Cachet Phakic Lens Insertion 

The natural lens of the eye is flexible and can alter its strength to adjust for distance and reading vision in adults under the age of 45. For those in that age group with severe forms of nearsightedness, it is desirable to correct only the distance vision disorder and maintain the accommodative function of the natural lens by leaving it intact.

Your eyes are prepared by instilling drops that constrict your pupils. During your procedure you will see only indistinct blurry movements. You will feel no discomfort because of anesthetic gel used to numb the eye.

Dr. Demong will create a small self-sealing opening on the surface of the eye. The opening is less than 3mm wide and may be located at such an angle to compensate for a small degree of astigmatism, if present. The delicate inner structures of the eye are protected with a gel that is removed just prior to completion of your procedure.

The Cachet acrylic lens is folded into a specialized insertion device which is guided through the small opening on the surface of the eye. Then the lens is slowly injected into position. Once out of its inserter, the lens opens like a blossom, into the chamber in front of the iris. Dr. Demong will then guide it into its ideal location.

Once the lens is securely positioned, the protective gel will be removed and the opening into the eye will seal without a stitch. Then the procedure is usually repeated with the fellow eye. No eye pads will be required.

Following the procedure, your eyes may feel as if you have a fine hair on the surface where the opening was made. Although temporary, you can minimize the sensation by using artificial tears. There is usually no sensation of discomfort but some experience a slight headache readily controlled with a mild oral analgesic. Visual recovery is dramatic and almost immediate but will continue to improve over the first few days to weeks. Most people see well enough to return to driving and working within one week.

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