The ICL Procedure

As part of the pre-operative work-up your surgeon will perform YAG Laser Iridotomy before the actual procedure, which consists of making two holes in your colored portion of the eye (Iris) to help ensure that intraocular fluid does not build up behind the ICL.

Prior to the ICL procedure you will be started on pre-operative medication including antibiotic drops, as per the surgeon’s requirements. The ICL implantation procedure is performed in a specialist ophthalmic theatre. Local anesthetics will be used to numb the eye.

The lens is inserted through a small incision in the side of the cornea and sits in front of the eye’s natural lens, just behind the cornea. Antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drops are then administered to avoid infection and the whole procedure takes around 30 minutes. As a precautionary measure, the lenses are implanted one at a time, allowing a minimum recovery time of one week between treatments. Once the first has fully settled, the second eye receives its ICL.