It’s been 2 years, and my parents paid for it, so I don’t remember the exact amount.. Anyway, I remember it being much more expensive than other vision correction surgeries. There are several reasons why I chose ICL surgery. 1. My eyes don’t close all the way when I sleep.. I haven’t had any surgery on my eyes, but my eyelids are small, so my eyes don’t close -> after sleeping, my eyes are dry and I have severe dry eye syndrome -> for eyes like this, if you have surgery that shaves the cornea, such as LASIK/LASEK, scratches can easily form on already dry eyes, and in the recovery process there are many cases where vision returns to its original state. I thought it would be awkward to have spent money only for my vision to get worse again and have to wear glasses, so I decided to get a more definite surgery. 2. My endothelial cell count was over 3000, so it was on the high side, and there was also enough space to insert the lens. 3. As I wore glasses, the bridge of my nose gradually started to hurt, and I felt like my face was changing a little, so I thought I absolutely had to get vision correction surgery.
However, even though ICL surgery has been around for a long time, for a while the pressure inside the eye must not rise and the eye must not be hit, and it has various side effects, including an increased probability of developing cataracts later...! I think everyone should look into it carefully and make the choice that suits them. I used to like basketball, but after eye surgery I gave up basketball to some extent (because if a ball hit my face, I felt like I’d have to go to the ER...). Cataract surgery is something almost everyone gets these days, so I could also have the lens removed then haha..
For now, 2 years later, I’m so happy not wearing glasses, and I think I did well. For 2 weeks to a month after surgery, you have to be careful about the pressure inside your eyes, so you shouldn’t exercise. Also, if you look at a phone screen, etc. in a dark place, your pupils dilate and the lens may not stay fixed well, so you have to be careful. But I thought this would be bad from a vision standpoint too, so I just considered it fixing one bad habit.
Even now, I’m still regularly going to the hospital to check my endothelial cells and vision. My endothelial cells decreased a bit (I know that anterior-chamber lenses were found to cause a more severe decrease than posterior-chamber lenses, so now only posterior-chamber ICL is performed, and I also had posterior-chamber ICL surgery.) Keep checking endothelial cells regularly, and if they drop too much, get a consultation... My vision comes out steadily at 1.2~1.5 in both eyes. If you have questions, I’ll answer them~
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