ICL Surgery, or Implantable Contact Lens Surgery, is new to the Roanoke Valley area. This past week, Dr. Will Griffeth performed the surgery for a local community member to provide them excellent distance vision outcomes.

The patient, Debra Lacey, is extremely nearsighted.

“I can’t see anything far off.  Everything is just blurry,” said Lacey.

It has been an inconvenience since she was little, causing her to even put off joining the military.

Lacey says she looked into other options like LASIK, but her doctor said it wasn’t an option.  However, another procedure called Implantable Contact Lens or ICL Surgery was. It’s where a contact lens is inserted underneath the iris.

“It’s about 13 mm from end to end and we implant it underneath the iris, underneath the colored part of the eye but on top of the natural lens,” said Dr. Will Griffeth, an ophthalmologist with Vistar Eye Center.  The goal is to give her excellent distance, and because she still has her natural lenses she’ll have perfect near vision as well.”

To read the full article on Dr. Will Griffeth’s recent surgery, you can find it at VirginiaFirst.

If you have questions about the procedure or would like to schedule a vision consultation at Vistar Eye, contact us today!