Seeing Through the Night with Visian ICL

What led me to Visian ICL

My mom told me I had magic eyes as a kid and that I had this ability to just see things other people were missing. In the fifth grade, I began getting headaches and I needed glasses or something. As a biologist, there was this uncertainty that I had that what if a contact lens falls out when I'm in the wilderness? What am I going to do?

Do I Qualify?

Phil’s day-to-day & where Visian ICL helps most.

Entomology

As an entomologist I have to be able to see very small things. I study insects which sometimes can be the size of a grain of salt.

Clear headed in the field

For years, I would use contacts and when I was out on the field there was this uncertainty that I had that what if a contact falls out when I’m way out remote?

Vision at Night

One of the things about my job is that a lot of the work happens at night. I will spend hours hiking in the rainforest with just a headlamp on my head. With Visian ICL my eyes are now clearer than ever at night.

Navigating in the rain forest

It’s pretty hard to walk around the rainforest when you can’t see. It’s the biggest thrill when you’re out there in the field and you look at something and realize that nobody else has seen this thing or discovered this.

“I had my first opportunity to put my Visian ICL eyes to the test recently in the Amazon rainforest, and it couldn’t have been more exciting to be able to spot rare species better than I have my entire life.”

As a biologist, the difference between making a new discovery can come down to how well I can see. I had my first opportunity to put my Visian ICL eyes to the test recently in the Amazon rainforest, and it couldn’t have been more exciting to be able to spot rare species seemingly better than ever. Not only was I seeing certain things for the first time ever, but I felt like I was seeing the world better than I ever had before.

Phil Torres has EVO ICL lenses and is sponsored by STAAR Surgical.

Questions with Phil

What do you do for a living?

I’m an entomologist, my eyes are a critical tool for the work I do as I am constantly studying these tiny organisms that are sometimes as small as a grain of salt.

How long have you had problems with your vision?

I started noticing that I needed glasses when I was in 5th grade when I started getting headaches every day. I thought it was just something I had to deal with, but later realized it was related to my vision.

What’s your biggest pain point about contacts or glasses?

When I was wearing contacts, my eyes were always so dry. It was only after Visian ICL that I realized that the irritation was from constantly having something on my eye.

What about Visian ICL helped make your decision?

One of the things that really stood out to me about Visian ICL over other procedures is the fact that it is removable [by your doctor]. There’s kind of a lot of fear with the other procedures of what if something goes wrong… you’re kind of stuck with it, but with Visian ICL the doctors assured me that this is something that is removable [if needed].

Dôležité bezpečnostné informácie pre EVO/EVO+ ICL

EVO/EVO+ ICL je určený na korekciu/zníženie krátkozrakosti do -20 dioptrií (D) a astigmatizmu do 6 D pre pacientov vo veku 21 až 60 rokov, prípadne pre pacientov starších než 21 rokov, ktorí boli už liečení vnútroočnou šošovkou. Implantácia EVO/EVO+ ICL je chirurgický zákrok, a preto so sebou nesie určité riziká. Medzi potenciálne komplikácie/podujatia patria: ďalšie operácie, vznik katarakty, prechodná alebo trvalá strata najlepšej upravenej ostrosti zraku, zvýšený vnútroočný tlak, strata buniek na najvnútornejšom povrchu rohovky, podráždenie spojivky, opuch rohovky, infekcia oka, dislokácie EVO/EVO+ ICL, makulárny edém, nereagujúca zrenička, pupilárny blok, glaukóm, závažný zápal oka, iritída, uveitída, strata sklovca a transplantácia rohovky. Pred zvažovaním zákroku EVO/EVO+ ICL absolvujte kompletné očné vyšetrenie a porozprávajte sa s očným špecialistom o priebehu, zahrňujúc potenciálne prínosy, riziká a možné komplikácie. Porozprávajte sa aj o čase potrebnom na hojenie po zákroku.

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Meet Entomologist Phil Torres

What led me to Visian ICL

Phil’s day-to-day & where Visian ICL helps most.

Entomology

Clear headed in the field

Vision at Night

Navigating in the rain forest

“I had my first opportunity to put my Visian ICL eyes to the test recently in the Amazon rainforest, and it couldn’t have been more exciting to be able to spot rare species better than I have my entire life.”

Questions with Phil

What do you do for a living?

How long have you had problems with your vision?

What’s your biggest pain point about contacts or glasses?

What about Visian ICL helped make your decision?

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