On the break of his 100th implantable acquaintance lens (ICL) procedure, Dr. Alan R. Faulkner with Aloha Laser Vision in Honolulu, Hawaii is absolution patients apperceive that LASIK is not the alone able way to abate assurance on antidotal eyewear. The Visian is an implantable lens; it affectionate of looks like a acquaintance lens but it’s fabricated to put central the eye. For abounding patients, the Visian’s in actuality a bigger and a safer addition because of some of the abeyant complications of LASIK itself. A lot of the patients for Visian would in actuality be alarming patients for LASIK because their corneas would end up too attenuate for what we apperceive the eye can tolerate. She went on afterwards a actual abbreviate accretion aeon to in actuality see 20/10 – which agency she can see at 20 anxiety what a accustomed being sees at 10 feet. So it’s bifold accustomed vision.
(Vocus/PRWEB ) March 14, 2009 -- Millions of patients accept undergone LASIK laser eyes alteration anaplasty back its acceptance started aerial in the mid-1990’s, consistent in bigger eyes and a bargain charge for eyeglasses and acquaintance lenses. However, there are abounding patients who would like to abode accepted eyes impairments such as nearsightedness who do not authorize for LASIK, or who would like alternatives to laser surgery. Dr. Alan R. Faulkner is a arch laser eye surgeon in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the aboriginal physician to accomplish the Visian ICL™ eyes alteration action in the state. The Visian ICL™ uses implantable acquaintance lens (ICL) technology for patients who cannot, or will not, abide LASIK. “The Visian is an implantable lens; it affectionate of looks like a acquaintance lens but it’s fabricated to put central the eye.”
The Visian ICL™ is built-in abaft the iris (the black allotment of the eye) and rests on the eye’s accustomed lens. Recently accustomed by the FDA, the Visian ICL™ has auspiciously been built-in in added than 60,000 patients. “For abounding patients, the Visian’s in actuality a bigger and a safer addition because of some of the abeyant complications of LASIK itself.”
The ICL is advised to actual blurred eyes that accompanies nearsightedness, or myopia. Unlike LASIK, the Visian ICL™ does not assuredly change the anatomy of the eye, and the lens itself is removable. Dr. Faulkner says the action is accessible to a ample amount of patients, primarily because it serves as an able and applicable alternative. “A lot of the patients for Visian would in actuality be alarming patients for LASIK because their corneas would end up too attenuate for what we apperceive the eye can tolerate.”
Aloha Laser Vision has accomplished a cogent milestone: Dr. Faulkner performed the 100th implantable acquaintance lens action endure week. For one of his patients who suffered from astringent nearsightedness, Dr. Faulkner says the after-effects from the Visian ICL™ accept been extraordinary. “She went on afterwards a actual abbreviate accretion aeon to in actuality see 20/10 – which agency she can see at 20 anxiety what a accustomed being sees at 10 feet. So it’s bifold accustomed vision.” Dr. Faulkner aswell says his Honolulu, Hawaii implantable acquaintance lens (ICL) patients about see actual results, moments afterwards the action is complete.
Dr. Faulkner says while abounding of his Honolulu, Hawaii LASIK patients accept accomplished abundant success with that procedure, patients who ache from myopia, or would contrarily not be candidates for laser surgery, may ambition to crop advantage of the cogent eyes advance that can be accomplished with implantable acquaintance lens technology.
Alan R. Faulkner is an implantable acquaintance lens (ICL) surgeon in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is axle certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and serves as medical administrator of Aloha Laser Vision. For added advice on the Visian ICL™, Dr. Faulkner can be accomplished at Aloha Laser Vision, 1100 Ward Avenue, Suite 1000, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 – (800) 984-4341, or via his website at www.alohalaservision.com.
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