I am 2 days post ICL surgery. I was a -3.5 in both eyes with astigmatism prior to surgery. I've been wearing glasses since I was 15 yo and have tried daily disposable contacts throughout the years with very little success. My eyes always became irritated within 2 hrs of putting them in and the contacts often popped loose due to how much I rubbed at my eyes. It took me about 1 month post consultation to make a decision on whether ICL surgery was what I really wanted. I watched a lot of testimonials on YT, read a bunch of reddit reviews and frequently kept in contact with my optometrist for any questions that popped into my head. It was a hard decision to make given the price of the surgery and the fact that I only have one pair of eyes. My disaster forecasting mind went to places like: "What if I went blind?". Doing extensive preparatory research and hearing success stories from people 1-10 years post-op really helped to calm me down. It also helped that ICL is reversible and Boston Vision has a good tract record with surgeries. Day of surgery I was given numbing and dilation drops on arrival. I decided to take the offered sublingual MKO medication, which definitely mellowed me out by the time I had to be on the surgical table. I met Dr. Brenner and his team who were excellent and talked me through every step during the procedure. During the procedure I only saw 3 bright mini square lights in the center with a kaleidoscope of colors in my periphery. And the most I felt was some pressure/soreness, no significant pain. I think the whole procedure was done in less than 30 min. When the process was over, I sat up on the surgical table and noticed that my vision was already clearer than before. My eyes were light sensitive from the dilation and I was a little disoriented from the calming meds so I did need some help. My Opto Tech Nune, who was with me from beginning to end, was wonderful. She guided me by hand to my room, gave me sunglasses to wear and ensured that I understood my discharge instructions. Overall I was only in the office for 1.5 hrs. I'm very sensitive to meds, even the dilation drops, so I pretty much spent the rest of the day sleeping with the sunglasses on. Even looking at my phone briefly with sunglasses on was uncomfortable. My vision was 20/20 at my follow up the next day, though I was still very light sensitive and there was some intermittent soreness in my eye whenever the room was too bright. Now I am slowly adapting and it doesn't feel like a foreign sensation to have clear vision. My light sensitivity has improved and I can for the most part tolerate ambient room lighting. I do still have to wear sunglasses outside. I do see halo rings and some ghosting effects when looking near light sources, but they don't bother me at all. There's no obstruction to my visual field. I have not tried night time driving yet. Overall, I am very happy I chose to get ICL surgery. Life will be somewhat freer not having to worry about foggy glasses, being outside in the rain and if my glasses will fall off during activities.

It was a wonderful experience!

I had my initial screening and found out that I was not a candidate for lasik but could get EVO ICL. I did some research and decided that I would move ahead wit...

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