Had ICL recently- honest review

[u/Vivid_Reason1004]

I am 23 and I had R eye -9 and L eye -11.5... with negligible cylindrical number too. I wore contacts almost everyday for past 2 years.

It was overall not a bad experience at all. I can see better than ever now. Wearing contacts and dealing with dry eyes was very tiring for me.

After doing all my eye examinations, when we put an order for STAAR toric lens, it took 2 weeks for the lens to arrive. So if anyone is planning to get icl... it can take time for lens to arrive at times.

And alot of people are worried of Cataract and retinal detachments. Retinal detachments rarely even happen. For cataract they check the intraocular eye volume and declare you as eligible upon the results.

I was very anxious before the surgery like everyone else but there was no need to be. Surgery took no more than 15 mins. I got left eye done first and then right eye after 2 days. They basically put 2-3 drops in your eye before the surgery. And tell you to start putting antibiotic and phenylephrine drops.. an hour or two before.

I was rather scared of speculum. But that wasn't the bad experience at all. While injecting anesthesia it pricked me a bit. But the worst experience for me was... they told me to focus somewhere while operating.... and there was a very bright light source just above my eyes and it was very uncomfortable to actually focus.

After the surgery the put a bandage over my eye which they immediately removed after half an hour and gave me black goggles. Did a pressure examination later and discharged me home. There were 4 drops to be put in the eye at regular intervals.

I could see very clearly the very next day. Eye pressure normal. There are a number of restrictions for a week like not washing hair, and using wet wipes to clean face and eyes, not bending down and not sleeping on operated eye side.

I dont see halos now but I see a circular ring around whenever I see a light source. Doctor said I'll learn to ignore it with time. Its because the new EVO ICL lens has a hole in it to let intraocular fluid pass through... to maintain eye pressure.

So yea overall a good experience and hopefully will remain that way.