Meet Personal Trainer & Online Fitness Coach, Kat
Hi, I'm Kat, a single mum, personal trainer, and online fitness coach. I'm also a bodybuilder for bikini fitness, and in 2021, I became a world champion.
Hi, I'm Kat, a single mum, personal trainer, and online fitness coach. I'm also a bodybuilder for bikini fitness, and in 2021, I became a world champion.
Why Kat Chose the EVO Implantable Collamer Lens (EVO)
I was wearing glasses since I was 12, and then when I was about 19, I decided to get contact lenses. I couldn't see in the far distance. My prescription was really high. When I took my glasses off, I would just see a blur, which was really uncomfortable.
If I were to teach my insanity class where you do loads of burpees, my glasses would suddenly just fly off and I would just have to stop the session and say No one move and find my glasses. It was ridiculous.
With my bikini bodybuilding when I was practicing my posing, I usually wore my glasses but I actually never looked up because I didn't like the look of my face and if my coach wanted me to send a picture, I would have to take my glasses off because I didn't want him to see me in my glasses.
I didn't like myself in my glasses.
I Just Feel So Much More Confident
I wanted to get rid of my glasses. One day I was talking to one of my clients, and they said, "A friend of mine had ICL surgery." I didn't know about ICL and then the surgeon explained to me what it is. Because of my age and my corneas are quite thin, they wouldn't recommend me laser surgery, they would recommend me ICL.
Since I had the ICL procedure, I can do so much more. This year, I had the best, best holiday with my boy because I didn't need glasses. I could jump in the pool with him, I can go into the sea, we were diving.
I just feel so much more confident.
I should have done it a long, long time ago because it was life changing.
Kat has EVO ICL lenses and is sponsored by STAAR Surgical.
Important Safety Information
The EVO/EVO+ ICLs are indicated for patients who are 21 to 60 years of age and are available in spherical powers ranging from -3.0 D to -18.0 D for the correction/reduction of myopia with or without a cylinder power range from 1.0 D to 6.0 D. The hyperopic ICLs are indicated for patients who are 21 to 45 years of age and are available in powers ranging from +3.0 D to +10.0 D for the correction/reduction of hyperopia. In order to be sure that your surgeon will use an ICL with the most adequate power for your eye, your nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism should be stable for at least a year before undergoing eye surgery. ICL surgery may improve your vision without eyeglasses or contact lenses. ICL surgery does not eliminate the need for reading glasses, even if you have never worn them before. ICL represents an alternative to other refractive surgeries including, laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), incisional surgeries, or other means to correct your vision such as contact lenses and eye glasses. Implantation of an ICL is a surgical procedure, and as such, carries potentially serious risks. The following represent potential complications/ adverse reactions reported in conjunction with refractive surgery in general: additional surgeries, cataract formation, loss of best corrected vision, raised pressure inside the eye, loss of cells on the innermost surface of the cornea, conjunctiva I irritation, acute corneal swelling, persistent corneal swelling, endophthalmitis (total eye infection), significant glare and/or halos around lights, hyphaema (blood in the eye), hypopyon (pus in the eye), eye infection, ICL dislocation, macular oedema, non-reactive pupil, pupillary block glaucoma, severe inflammation of the eye, iritis, uveitis, vitreous loss and corneal transplant. Before considering ICL surgery you should have a complete eye examination and talk with your eye care professional about ICL surgery, especially the potential benefits, risks, and complications. You should discuss the time needed for healing after surgery.
Locale Switcher
Latin America
References
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