Meet Personal Trainer & Online Fitness Coach, Kat
Hi, I'm Kat, a single mum, personal trainer, and online fitness coach. I'm also a bodybuilder for bikini fitness, and in 2021, I became a world champion.
Hi, I'm Kat, a single mum, personal trainer, and online fitness coach. I'm also a bodybuilder for bikini fitness, and in 2021, I became a world champion.
Why Kat Chose the EVO Implantable Collamer Lens (EVO)
I was wearing glasses since I was 12, and then when I was about 19, I decided to get contact lenses. I couldn't see in the far distance. My prescription was really high. When I took my glasses off, I would just see a blur, which was really uncomfortable.
If I were to teach my insanity class where you do loads of burpees, my glasses would suddenly just fly off and I would just have to stop the session and say No one move and find my glasses. It was ridiculous.
With my bikini bodybuilding when I was practicing my posing, I usually wore my glasses but I actually never looked up because I didn't like the look of my face and if my coach wanted me to send a picture, I would have to take my glasses off because I didn't want him to see me in my glasses.
I didn't like myself in my glasses.
I Just Feel So Much More Confident
I wanted to get rid of my glasses. One day I was talking to one of my clients, and they said, "A friend of mine had ICL surgery." I didn't know about ICL and then the surgeon explained to me what it is. Because of my age and my corneas are quite thin, they wouldn't recommend me laser surgery, they would recommend me ICL.
Since I had the ICL procedure, I can do so much more. This year, I had the best, best holiday with my boy because I didn't need glasses. I could jump in the pool with him, I can go into the sea, we were diving.
I just feel so much more confident.
I should have done it a long, long time ago because it was life changing.
Kat has EVO ICL lenses and is sponsored by STAAR Surgical.
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.
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Latin America
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