Implantable Contact Lens Eye Surgery
A new kind of eye surgery may help those who cannot benefit from laser procedures.
The federal government approved the procedure, called "ICL," (implantable contact lens) just five months ago as an alternative to laser eye surgery. Doctors said that even with the latest generation of laser equipment, there's still a small portion of patients who just aren't suited for laser eye surgery.
"Either their corneas are too thin, or their corneas are too weak, or their corneas are too flat," said Dr. John Liu, of Omaha Eye and Laser Institute.
Liu said that for those patients, such as T.J. Hammond, ICL works. Hammond was looking for the freedom to play with his boys after years of nearsightedness.
"Even with contacts, you're kind of worried that if they poked your eye your contact would fall out," Hammond said.
Hammond could see only about 5 feet in front of him until he had the surgery in March. Hammond was the first Omaha patient to undergo ICL.
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