ICL Surgery Cost at University Hospital Dusseldorf

An implantable collamer lens (ICL) is an artificial lens that’s permanently implanted in the eye. The lens is used to treat conditions such as myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, etc.

During the ICL surgery, the surgeon will clean the eye and the area around it. The eyelids will be held open with a tool called a lid speculum, followed by a small incision in the eye. They’ll put a lubricant to protect the cornea and place ICL through the incision. The lens is very thin, so it might be folded then unfolded in the eye, then the surgeon will remove the lubricant. Depending on the incision, they might close the opening with small stitches.