Intro

Easy 20–30 Minute Procedure

A quick, painless same-day surgery to help you achieve better vision.

Pre-Op Eye Exam

Before you schedule your EVO ICL procedure your doctor will perform a series of standard tests to measure your eye’s unique characteristics for the procedure. Once your doctor determines that the EVO ICL is a good option for you, they will educate you about the procedure and what to expect both during and after the procedure.

Getting Your ICLs

When you arrive for your procedure your doctor will administer eye drops to dilate your pupils as well as anaesthetise your eyes.

Returning Home

At this point, the procedure is over and many patients will have improved vision nearly immediately. Your doctor will prescribe more eye drops intended to aid in the healing process following the procedure. You will need someone to drive you home. Your doctor will tell you when your vision allows driving.

Real Life Stories From Real Life Patients

The thing that I love about ICLs is that they are putting a lens in there that can be removed.

Jennifer Puno | Web Designer

I feel like a big part of health is using what your body already has. ICLs is in line with that because it’s keeping your eye completely intact. My eye is still my eye. 

Eve Torres Gracie | Jiu Jitsu Instructor

I would never be able to just wake up and go, and now I can literally just roll out of bed and go straight to the farmer's market.

Sara Tso | Chef

There’s a few big road blocks to having glasses and being a photographer. Now I’ve got EVO Visian ICL and I can run out and live my life unhindered.

Andrew Oxenham | Photographer

I had my first opportunity to put my Visian ICL eyes to the test recently in the Amazon rainforest, and it couldn’t have been more exciting to be able to spot rare species better than ever.

Phil Torres | Entomologist, TV show host

References

1. Patient Survey, STAAR Surgical ICL Data Registry, 2018

2. Naves, J.S. Carracedo, G. Cacho-Babillo, I. Diadenosine Nucleotid Measurements as Dry-Eye Score in Patients After LASIK and ICL Surgery. Presented at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) 2012.

3. Shoja, MR. Besharati, MR. Dry eye after LASIK for myopia: Incidence and risk factors. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 2007; 17(1): pp. 1-6.

4. Parkhurst G. A Prospective Comparison of Phakic Collamer Lenses and Wavefront-Optimized Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis for Correction of Myopia. Clinical Ophthalmology 2013: 10: 1209–1215.

5a. Parkhurst, G. Psolka, M. Kezirian, G. Phakic intraocular lens implantantion in United States military warfighters: A retrospective analysis of early clinical outcomes of the Visian ICL. J Refract Surg. 2011;27(7):473-481.

5b. Gimbel, Howard V et al. Management of myopic astigmatism with phakic intraocular lens implantation. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery , Volume 28 , Issue 5 , 883 – 886.