Implantable
Contact Lens

We ask patients to arrive 45 minutes before surgery so we can dilate the pupils with medication that’s inserted into the lower lid. The eye will also be cleaned and numbing drops applied. A 2.2 mm incision is made in the cornea so the lens can be implanted to float on the lens behind the iris.

Patients are given some refreshment and are encouraged to rest for a short while before leaving the clinic. Our team will ensure each patient is given a dressing pack to clean the eyes, with a course of anti-inflammatory eye drops to be applied at home as directed. Discharge from the clinic may not happen for 1 – 4 hours after the surgery, and we’ll make sure you’re made fully aware of all aftercare.

Safety will always be a priority at Prema. As there is no guarantee that a surgical procedure is risk-free, we think it’s in a patient’s best interests to perform ICL one eye at a time. The second eye is usually treated 1 – 2 weeks after the first one. The untreated eye will therefore, usually have a much larger prescription than the treated eye, so we’ll ask that you wear a contact lens on the non-treated eye in the interim.

Although Prema takes every step to reduce the chance of complications, there is a potential risk of issues such as: raised eye pressure, lens exchange, infection, retinal detachment and cataract. These will be discussed at the consultation.