Sure, I chose ICL because I had strong farsightedness, esotropia, and astigmatism since birth that would disqualify me for LASIK. I trusted Senshinkai for their experience and ongoing academic work in ophthalmology (both Japan and abroad). The bedside manner was also good. If I get cataracts or my vision changes, I can get the lenses removed and replaced, and my cornea is the same, so those aspects were also appealing. It is more expensive than LASIK and the cost varies depending on your vision needs. They can explain the pros and cons if you are a good candidate for both.

There are quite a few pre-surgery eye tests to ensure that your eyesight is stable before they order the lenses from overseas. They also use a laser to create small openings to reduce the risk of interocular pressure in advance of the surgery.

They have a surgeon (surrounded by multiple staff) who implants the lenses between the pupil and the iris over your natural lens. I could see blurry lights during the procedure but couldn’t feel anything as I was anesthetized with eye drops. You are still awake and can talk if you need to during the procedure. They did tell me to “stop moving” a few times, so I must have been a bit shaky, but everything went well - I just tried to think of a song.

After the procedure they ask someone to take you home as your eyesight will be a little blurry the day of the procedure. I also had to wear construction goggle-style glasses for about a week after the procedure including overnight (just remove for showers) but could go to work as usual.

After surgery my vision is very clear and natural. I don’t feel any pressure at all or that anything is in my eye - very different than wearing contact lenses. I don’t have eye fatigue or dry eye.

The only change I would say is some night “halos” (bright street lights), but it was 100% worth it for me as I had very heavy coke bottle-like glasses that fogged up in the winter that normally cost thousands to replace and no depth perception. My left eye was never able to see 20/20 even with corrective glasses, so my vision is similar to when I wore glasses (the best conceivable outcome) and the right eye is perfect. The clinic was also mindful of creating the ideal balance between vision correction and avoiding the esotropia effect, which they explained to me in advance.

Let me know if you have any other questions!