New Staar Implantable Lens for Nearsightedness Available at Dougherty Laser Vision

Dougherty Laser Vision -- one of Southern California's leading centers for vision correction research -- is the first surgery center in the Western U.S. to offer the newly FDA-approved Staar Visian ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) for treating nearsightedness.

The first bilateral (two-eyes) implant of the Visian ICL in the United States following the FDA's December 23rd approval of the lens will be performed on Friday, January 13th at Dougherty Laser Vision's Los Angeles surgery center. Dougherty Laser Vision serves as a principal training center for ophthalmologists seeking to become certified in using the new lens. The first unilateral (single eye) implant of the ICL was performed earlier this week in Wisconsin.

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