Indications
As approved by the US FDA, the Visian ICL is indicated for adults 21-45 years of age 1. To correct … See more

Patient work-up
Prior to surgery, all patients require a complete ophthalmologic examination including uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), ve… See more

For the previous Visian ICL models , two YAG iridotomies placed superiorly 90 degrees apart, were performed 2 to 3 weeks prior to surgery with confirmation of the patency of the iridotomies prior to lens implantatio… See more

Effectiveness
In the US FDA 3-year follow up study evaluating the ICL, for patients with BSCVA of 20/20 or better at baseline, 98.4% of patients ≤ 7-D and 86.9% of patients ⬎7- to 10-D, and r… See more

The FDA clinical trial of the Visian ICL found that patients with a higher degree of pre-operative myopia had a higher rate of complications. Patients that lost 2 lines of best-spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) o… See more