Implantable contact lens (ICL)

This is a new and very safe technique, whereby a synthetic intraocular lens implant (IOL) is placed over the natural lens of the eye.

• It avoids removal of the natural crystalline lens.
• It avoids any interference or loss of corneal tissue.
• It is safe and reversible.
• It is a day-case procedure under local anaesthetic.
• It is an increasingly popular alternative to laser refractive surgery. Myopia, hypermetropia and astgmatism can all be treated.