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Phakic 6 was implanted in a traumatic eye
A woman’s left eye was injured 2 years ago. She went to the hospital for emmergency therapy. Corneal wound was sutured then. Two months later, a cataract surgery was performed because of the disposition of the lens. The lens was removed and a phakic 6 IOL was implanted after that. However, what I care is [...]
January 13, 2012
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Parameters of two kinds of phakic IOL
Two type of phakic lens Staar Monrovia ICL(TICL) Phakic PRL Material collamer silica gel Myopia -3 to -21 D – Hyperopia +3 to +17 D +3 to +15 D Overall Length(Myopia) 11.5mm to 13mm 10.8/11.3mm Overall Length(Hyperopia) 11.0mm to 12.5mm – Optic Diameter 4.56 to 5.5mm 4.5 to 10.6mm Astigmatism Correction 6D
August 27, 2011
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why we need implantable collamer lens (ICL)?
Simply speaking, common contact lenses are worn on the surface of your cornea, but the ICL is the contact lenses implanted in your eyes, so as to achieve the correction of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Surgical safety and effectiveness are relatively high, with few complications. As we know, Asia area has high rate of myopia, [...]
July 17, 2011
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Posted in: Phakic