
Vision Diaries - Visual Freedom Through Their Eyes
From waking up to crystal clear vision to being impressed with the results, hear what various patients have to say about their experience with EVO ICL.

Kat
Personal Trainer & Online Fitness Coach

Khansa
Optometrist

Paul Wilson
Orthodontist

Joanne Gibbons
Optician

Jordan Rogers
Patient Care Specialist

Dr. Joseph J. Allen
Optometrist

Phil Torres
Entomologist, TV Show Host

Eve Torres Gracie
Jiu Jitsu Instructor

The thing that I love about ICLs is that they are putting a lens in there that can be removed.
Jennifer Puno
Web Designer
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Andrew Oxenham
Photographer

I would never be able to just wake up and go, and now I can literally just roll out of bed and go straight to the farmers market.
Sara Tso
Chef
Read the full storyVisian ICL feels like I am finally experiencing life the way it is meant to be experienced; there are no more barriers between me and the world.
Gayane Khechoomian
Attorney
I don’t say this a lot, but it really did change my life. Vision is important to me… and I’m not someone that likes to be encumbered by anything.
Jennifer Van Dijk
Pilot
Sports are difficult with glasses. Contacts are better, but I still have to worry about them falling out at the worst possible time. Since getting Visian ICL, I don’t even think about those things anymore.
James Robinson
Computer Programmer
In the past, I would make short term decisions that would be cheaper and would fix the problem short term. This (Visian ICL) fixed the problem long term.
Ashley Acda
Teacher
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.
These patients have ICL lenses and are sponsored by STAAR Surgical.
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Latin America
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