Do you struggle to see at night? With poor night vision, you may find it challenging to drive, hike, camp, walk, or spend time outside when the sun sets. Luckily, you can enhance your night and overall vision with EVO ICL, significantly reducing or eliminating the need for glasses or contact lenses.
Keep reading to learn more about how EVO ICL affects night vision!
The most common cause of poor night vision is refractive errors, such as astigmatism and nearsightedness. Both may cause night blurriness.
Your pupils also tend to shrink as you age, decreasing the amount of light entering your eyes, which can make it harder to see in the dark. Additionally, your lens and cornea may become less clear as you grow older, reducing contrast sensitivity, especially in low-light conditions.
Contrast sensitivity is your ability to distinguish an object from its background. It's particularly important at night when the contrast between objects and their background is usually reduced.
The changes in your cornea and lens can also cause light to scatter inside your eye, increasing glare. Glare can decrease your ability to see at night.
EVO ICL is an Implantable Collamer Lens that addresses nearsightedness and astigmatism by focusing light precisely on your retina, providing crisp, clear vision. Collamer is a biocompatible material that contains collagen, which naturally occurs in your body.
Because of this, the refractive lens works in harmony with your eyes. While it works like a standard contact lens, EVO ICL is implanted inside the eye, eliminating the daily hassles of contacts. Unlike other vision correction procedures like LASIK or PRK, EVO ICL is an additive technology that fixes refractive errors without removing any corneal tissue.
Prior to your EVO ICL procedure, your refractive surgeon will determine the appropriate power and size of your EVO ICL lens. On the day of the procedure, they'll begin by numbing your eye to prevent any discomfort.
Next, they'll use a microsurgical instrument to create a tiny opening in your cornea or the clear layer at the front of your eye. Your refractive surgeon will then insert the EVO ICL, carefully positioning it behind your iris and in front of the natural lens of your eye.
They'll adjust the EVO ICL to ensure it's properly placed and secured. After that, they'll repeat the same process in your other eye.
Once done, the procedure is complete. The openings made self-heal. The minimally-invasive outpatient procedure takes about 20 to 30 minutes, and you can go home shortly after your procedure.
Before leaving, your refractive surgeon will prescribe eye drops to aid healing. They'll also provide detailed post-operative care instructions, including follow-up appointments to ensure a smooth and successful recovery.
Because you won't be able to drive yourself, make prior arrangements for a trusted family member or friend to give you a ride home. Most patients recover quickly, with vision improvements typically noticeable within a couple of days.
EVO ICL is generally a safe procedure. However, like any surgery, there are a few EVO ICL side effects, such as experiencing double vision, glare, and halos, particularly in low lighting.
These side effects are usually temporary and subside as your eyes heal. Over time, EVO ICL provides excellent night vision with fewer halos, starbursts, and glare compared to other vision correction procedures.
EVO ICL patients often report considerable improvements in their night vision. That's because EVO ICL gives you high-definition vision that reduces visual disturbances at night, including glare and halos.
It also corrects nearsightedness and astigmatism, which can contribute to poor night vision. Additionally, EVO ICL improves contrast sensitivity, making it easier to see even when the sun goes down.
Beyond improved night vision, EVO ICL offers a range of benefits, including:
EVO ICL delivers high-definition vision. After your procedure, you'll be able to see the world and all it has to offer in detail without needing your glasses or contact lenses most or all of the time.
EVO ICL is designed for patients with higher prescriptions. It can effectively correct high levels of nearsightedness beyond the range of LASIK and other vision correction procedures.
With EVO ICL, the natural lens of your eye remains in place, making the procedure reversible. Although the ICL is intended to offer permanent vision correction, an eye surgeon can remove it at any time if necessary.
This provides lasting peace of mind to patients concerned about future vision changes.
EVO ICL should not cause dry eye symptoms or contribute to dry eye.. The procedure doesn't remove corneal tissue to correct your refractive error. Instead, the ICL is inserted between your iris and the natural lens of your eye, providing excellent vision correction.
If you struggle with moderate to severe dry eyes or wish to avoid that side effect, EVO ICL can be a great choice. By leaving the corneal tissue and nerves intact, EVO ICL considerably lowers or eliminates the risk of causing or exacerbating dry eye.
You may be a good EVO ICL candidate if:
You're between the ages of 21 and 45
You have moderate astigmatism of up to 4 diopters
You have moderate to severe nearsightedness of -3 to -20 diopters
Your prescription has remained stable for at least a year
You have healthy eyes free from diabetic eye disease, iritis, or glaucoma
Your ophthalmologist will perform a thorough evaluation and a series of tests to determine whether you're a suitable candidate for EVO ICL.
Life doesn't have to stop when it becomes dark. By getting EVO ICL at Providence Eye & Laser Specialists, you can enjoy sharper, clearer, unaided vision, day or night, and live life on your own terms.
Are you interested in EVO ICL? Schedule your appointment at Providence Eye & Laser Specialists in Charlotte, NC, today to determine if the procedure is right for you. Dr. Trey Nunnery is ready to hear about your vision correction goals and achieve the best possible uncorrected vision!
