1 Week Post EVO ICL. I’m Happy
I’ve seen both good and bad on here about EVO ICL so I wanted to share my experience in case it helps others.
I’ve had bad vision (-10 both eyes and an astigmatism) for years and wanted to fix it. Originally I thought I would be stuck with a lower quality of living forever but after seeing 2 different specialists I found out I was a candidate for EVO ICL. LASIK and PRK were not as I have thin corneas and PRK isn’t FDA approved for a prescription as high as mine.
Before booking I looked at a lot of resources to see if this was a good idea and decided to go for it even though it’s very expensive. They evaluated my eye pressure and double checked my prescriptions and ordered the lenses then booked my operation for 5 weeks later. Fast forward to last week. I started the eye drops the day before and the procedure itself went pretty quickly. It took about 3 hours from checkin to leaving the building and I barely remember anything after making it into the operation room.
Day 1 I had no closeup vision with more blurriness in my left eye. By the time I had my same day checking though I was less dilated and actually cleared to drive.
Over the last week it’s just gotten better. The worst part has been the light sensitivity for the first few days and sleeping with the protective shields. I’ve been pretty scared to drive at night however because of the halos. I only see them at night or when my eyes are very tired so I’m hoping it will continue to improve further out. Luckily I don’t see them during the day at all. I really only struggle with some eye fatigue after 7-8 hours of rapid eye movements and bright lights. In addition to the eyedrops they prescribed I also use fake tears which have definitely helped when I feel like something is stuck in my eye.
Overall the 11k has been worth it. Anyone who has very bad vision will get the struggle of feeling like there’s a million things you just can’t do because you just can’t see lol. I hope this helps anyone who’s been on the fence about EVO ICL