Woolfson Eye Institute (WEI) is pleased to offer a new option, ICLs, for some of our patients seeking correction of certain vision errors such as myopia (nearsightedness). These surgically implanted lenses, also called phakic IOLs (intraocular lenses), which resemble contact lenses, are placed in eye between the clear lens in front of the cornea and the iris or just behind the iris.

Two of the unique benefits of phakic IOLs, unlike traditional contact lenses, are:

• You cannot feel an IOL in your eye
  
• IOLs require no maintenance

For patients considering LASIK, implantable lenses are a new surgical alternative and, in certain patients, can produce superior vision results than LASIK.

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Implantable lenses function similarly to glasses or contact lenses but are implanted in the eye itself. And, unlike patients who undergo cataract surgery to remove their natural lens that has become cloudy, patients who receive implantable lenses keep their natural lens intact.

At WEI, our surgeons were among the first to perform implantable lens surgery and have extensive experience with the two FDA approved implantable lenses currently available in the United States: the Verisyse Phakic IOL and the Visian ICL. For more information on these FDA-approved lenses, click on the tabs above.

During your comprehensive evaluation at WEI, your surgeon will review whether implantable lenses are a good option for you.