Lucy Bronze achieves visual freedom with the EVO implantable lenses

Soccer Player

Vision struggles on and off the field

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Life Changing

"EVO ICL has been a procedure that changed my life completely, my biggest regret is literally the fact that I didn’t do it sooner. EVO ICL gave me excellent vision, and changed everything, I wish I’d done it sooner!"

Off the pitch

My bad eyesight was definitely a big inconvenience for me, not just in my football but in all ways of life, I’m someone whose very active, I want to go swimming, I want to play on the beach, I want to do all of these things, and with contacts it was becoming just too difficult, I thought that’s it, I need to do something about it. My life is definitely simpler with EVO ICL now, on and off the pitch. EVO has improved my eyesight to even better than 20:20, which is amazing.
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Questions With Lucy

What do you do for a living?

I am a professional footballer, playing league, European and international games.

How long have you had problems with your vision?

I first discovered that I needed glasses when I was about 9 years old. I was often losing or breaking my glasses while playing football. When I became a teenager I began wearing contact lenses for when I was playing sport.

What’s your biggest pain point about wearing contacts?

I had quite a few problems with contact lenses, as any contact lens wearer will tell you, after a few hours of wear you start to feel irritated, dry eyes, rubbing you eyes, you’re waiting to get home so can finally take your lenses out and put your glasses on for a moment. It’s like when you take you shoes off at home and get to put your feet up, that was that feeling of I get to take my lenses out finally. Not to mention the worry that a lens might fall out during a game, which actually happened during a league game.

What about EVO ICL helped make your decision?

EVO is a revolutionary procedure that doesn’t use lasers and works in harmony with my natural eye, it’s a revisable lens implant, so if ever necessary the lenses can be removed by my consultant. When I found out that the EVO lens that’s implanted can be removed, I thought if my eyesight does change with age I had the option to do things with that and being in control with those type of things when it comes to my eyes really appealed to me. EVO is designed to be a permanent vision correction solution, no daily maintenance or periodical replacement is required. But, if for any reason, there is a need or desire to have it removed, a consultant can do that. Having that flexibility for the future provided me with the peace of mind I needed to make the decision. EVO is additive, doesn’t remove any corneal tissue with lasers, so in complete harmony with my natural eye – my eye is still the same, my eye.

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Important Safety Information

The EVO Visian ICL & EVO Visian TICL is designed for the correction/reduction of myopia in adults ranging from -0.5 D to -20.0 D with less than or equal to 6.0 D of astigmatism at the spectacle plane. The Canada EVO Visian models have a spherical power range of -3.0 D to -18.0 D and cylinder power range of 1.0 D to 6.0 D. The Canada EVO+ Visian ICL models have a spherical power range of -3.0 D to -14.0 D and cylinder power range of 1.0 D to 6.0 D. The hyperopic EVO Visian ICL’s are available in powers ranging from +3.0 to +10.0 diopters for the correction/reduction of hyperopia. The ICLs are indicated for patients who are 21 to 60 years of age. In order to be sure that your surgeon will use a EVO Visian 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. EVO Visian ICL surgery may improve your vision without eyeglasses or contact lenses. EVO Visian ICL surgery does not eliminate the need for reading glasses, even if you have never worn them before. EVO Visian 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 EVO Visian 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, conjunctival 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, EVO Visian ICL dislocation, macular oedema, non-reactive pupil, pupillary block glaucoma, severe inflammation of the eye, iritis, uveitis, vitreous loss and corneal transplant. Before considering EVO Visian ICL surgery you should have a complete eye examination and talk with your eye care professional about EVO Visian ICL surgery, especially the potential benefits, risks, and complications. You should discuss the time needed for healing after surgery.

References

References

1. Patient Survey, STAAR Surgical ICL Data Registry, 2018

2. Sanders D. Vukich JA. Comparison of implantable collamer lens (ICL) and laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for Low Myopia. Cornea. 2006 Dec; 25(10):1139-46. Patient Survey, STAAR Surgical ICL Data Registry, 2018

3. Naves, J.S. Carracedo, G. Cacho-Babillo, I. Diadenosine Nucleotid Measurements as Dry-Eye Score in Patients After LASIK and ICL Surgery. Presented at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) 2012.

4. Shoja, MR. Besharati, MR. Dry eye after LASIK for myopia: Incidence and risk factors. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 2007; 17(1): pp. 1-6.

5a. Lee, Jae Bum et al. Comparison of tear secretion and tear film instability after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery , Volume 26 , Issue 9 , 1326 - 1331.

5b. Parkhurst, G. Psolka, M. Kezirian, G. Phakic intraocular lens implantantion in United States military warfighters: A retrospective analysis of early clinical outcomes of the Visian ICL. J Refract Surg. 2011;27(7):473-481.

*American Refractive Surgery Council