Self-scheduling is currently available for select locations!

Using ICLs to Treat Amblyopia in Children

August 5, 2008

An interesting story appears in today’s AP: . A 7 year old girl was treated with an Implantable Colamer Lens (ICL) to correct her severe nearsightedness in 1 eye to control her amblyopia (lazy eye). Apparently, she was so nearsighted that she could not be treated with spectacles or a contact lens. She was not a good LASIK candidate because of thin corneas. This was an off-label use of the ICL, since the patient was under the FDA mandated age requirement of 21.

The Visian ICL is made by Staar surgical, and is an excellent lens for the treatment of moderate to severe nearsightedness in those patients who are not a good candidate for corneal refractive surgery. This lens is implanted in the eye, in the pupil between the iris and one’s natural lens. We have been using this lens since its FDA approval 2 years ago and have had excellent results!

Aleqm5ho2pzudvtxqc6dppcyxugdb3euw

Back to our blog

Services offered at OCLI

Our world-class team of professionals at OCLI can help you with the latest treatment options for you.

Schedule an appointment

Are you a new patient? *

Yes No

Start your search. Search by location or provider.

Please choose your preferred provider: *

Self-scheduling is not currently available for this provider, please complete form below and a member of the OCLI Vision team will contact you to schedule your appointment.

* required

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Date of birth: *

Email address: *

Cell phone number: *

Preferred location: *

Reason for appointment: *

The practices of OCLI Vision offer eye care services at locations throughout Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia and specialize in primary vision care, LASIK, cataract surgery, glaucoma, diabetic eye care, and other services for patients in the Northeast. These locations include practice locations of OCLI Vision as well as the practice locations of other vision services providers and ambulatory surgery centers supported by the administrative services of Spectrum Vision Partners. Each location is identified by the vision service provider or company operating at the location.

Using ICLs to Treat Amblyopia in Children

Services offered at OCLI

Schedule an appointment

Are you a new patient? *

Please choose your preferred provider: *

Please complete the following to request your appointment:

Please complete the following to request your appointment:

Please complete the following to request your appointment:

Self-scheduling is not currently available for this provider, please complete form below and a member of the OCLI Vision team will contact you to schedule your appointment.