Step 1

It starts with a trip
to your doctor

to see if EVO ICL (EVO) is right for you.

Step 2

Precise
measurement

Your eyes are examined and precisely measured by your doctor to ensure each EVO lens is suited to your eye's personal characteristics.

Step 3

Ordering
the lenses

The doctor uses EVO lens software to assist in calculating, selecting, and ordering the proper customized lens.

Step 4

Button
of Collamer®

a soft, flexible and biocompatible material, unique to STAAR, is selected for you.

Step 5

Shaping
the lens

Next, it’s made into the shape of the EVO lens.

Step 6

Precision
milling arm

A precision milling arm is used to cut each lens to its exact specifications.

Step 7

Handcrafted
and polished

Then it is handcrafted and polished, tumbled and hydrated until it is exactly right.

Step 8

Rigorous testing
and inspection

Finally, each EVO lens undergoes rigorous testing and inspection to meet our premium standards.

Step 9

Delivery
to the doctor

The lenses are delivered to the doctor who has ordered them.

Step 10

Implantation
of the lens

The personalized EVO lenses are implanted by your doctor.

Step 11

EVO ICL

An evolution
in visual freedom

ICLs have been around for over 20 years and over 2 million lenses have been distributed worldwide. 99.4% of patients surveyed said they would have the procedure again.¹

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Joe Jonas

Joe Jonas dreamed of a day where he could live life uninhibited by his nearsightedness. Joe had the EVO procedure to correct his distance vision. See his story on how he broke free from the hassles of contacts and glasses.

Important Safety Information for EVO/EVO+ ICL

The EVO/EVO+ ICL is designed for the correction/reduction of up to -20 diopters (D) of nearsightedness with up to 6 D of astigmatism for patients who are 21 to 60 years of age and for patients 21 years of age or older who have been treated with an intraocular lens. Implantation of the EVO/EVO+ ICL is a surgical procedure, and as such, carries potentially serious risks. The following represent potential complications/adverse events: additional surgeries, cataract formation, transient or persistent loss of best corrected vision, raised pressure inside the eye, loss of cells on the innermost surface of the cornea, conjunctival irritation, corneal swelling, conjunctival irritation, endophthalmitis (total eye infection), significant glare and/or halos around lights, hyphema (blood in the eye), hypopyon (pus in the eye), eye infection, EVO/EVO+ ICL dislocation, macular edema, non-reactive pupil, pupillary block glaucoma, severe inflammation of the eye, iritis, uveitis, vitreous loss and corneal transplant. Before considering EVO/EVO+ ICL surgery you should have a complete eye examination and talk with your eye care professional about the EVO/EVO+ ICL procedure, especially the potential benefits, risks, and complications. You should discuss the time needed for healing after surgery.

References

References

1. Packer M. The Implantable Collamer Lens with a central port: review of the literature. Clin Ophthalmol. 2018;12:2427-2438.

2. Martínez-Plaza E, López-Miguel A, López-de la Rosa A, et al. Effect of the EVO+ Visian Phakic Implantable Collamer Lens on Visual Performance and Quality of Vision and Life, Am J Ophthalmol 2021;226:117-125.

3. Packer M. Evaluation of the EVO/EVO+ Sphere and Toric Visian ICL: Six month results from the United States Food and Drug Administration clinical trial. Clin Ophthalmol. 2022;16:1541-53.

4. Parkhurst GD. A prospective comparison of phakic collamer lenses and wavefront-optimized laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis for correction of myopia. Clin Ophthalmol. 2016;10:1209-1215.

5. Zhang H, Deng Y, Ma K, Yin H, Tang J. Analysis on the changes of objective indicators of dry eye after implantable collamer lens (ICL) implantation surgery. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul; 262(7):2321-2328.

6. Shoja, MR. Besharati, MR. Dry eye after LASIK for myopia: Incidence and risk factors. Eur J of Ophthalmol. 2007; 17(1): pp. 1-6.

7. Lee, Jae Bum et al. Comparison of tear secretion and tear film instability after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg., Volume 26 , Issue 9 , 1326 - 1331.

8. Parkhurst, G. Psolka, M. Kezirian, G. Phakic intraocular lens implantantion in United States military warfighters: A retrospective analysis of early clinical outcomes of the Visian ICL. J Refract Surg. 2011;27(7):473-481.