- 1. Our clinic is a professional ICL clinic.
- 2. Our clinic has 3 expert instructors.
- 3. The time required for surgery and postoperative results are fully disclosed.
- 4. Our hospital offers surgery fees including consumption tax, and the fees will not change based on the degree of myopia.
- 5. Long-term insurance and postoperative re-examination.
- 6. Update and publish the number of individual surgeries.
- 7. For efficiently using medical machinery, take measures against infections.
- 8. It is possible to appoint a surgeon or a physician.
- 9. The career of the surgeon is open to the public.
- 10. For postoperative visual acuity, consult our certified orthoptist and ophthalmologist.
1. Our clinic is a professional ICL clinic.
At some clinics, the same surgeon who performs LASIK performs ICL, but at our clinic, the surgery is performed by experienced doctors, led by Kitazawa, an expert ICL instructor, you can have the surgery with no worries. There was a time when LASIK became a boom in the past and many people underwent surgery, but there are many infectious diseases in Japan After the surgery (document 1). The Japanese consumer agency issued a caution warning (document 2). Therefore, our hospital preferred to recommend the ICL implantation which can make up for the shortage of laser correction surgery.
2. Our clinic has 3 expert instructors.
ICL Expert Instructor★ is a more advanced qualification of certified doctor and instructor (check the figure below). ICL and laser correction are different internal eye operations, so it is very important to select the surgeon. At present, there is a small hole in the center of the developed ICL lens, which greatly reduces the postoperative complications of cataract and glaucoma. In our hospital, the doctor with a lot of experience in cataract and other operations is charge for ICL surgery in case of postoperative complication. So please set your mind at ease.
Only ICL lens (Staar surgical) is approved by the Minister of health, health and labor. The accreditation certificate issued by Staar surgical is divided into three levels according to the surgeon's skills. The ranking based on seniority is expert Instructor (professional doctor), instructor, and certified physician. Other qualifications are not officially recognized.
Proportion of qualification certificate holders in Japan
★Currently, there are only ten ICL expert instructors in Japan, If you undergo ICL lens implantation in our hospital, we will be responsible for your operation and you will be assigned a professional doctor with professional qualifications.
3. The time required for surgery and postoperative results are fully disclosed.
Unlike LASIK, which relies on lasers, ICLs vary greatly depending on the skill of the surgeon. The same applies to surgeries such as those for cataract, but the surgery time is an important indicator to measure the skills of the doctor. And if you are an experienced surgeon in internal eye surgery, the surgery takes a few minutes for one eye and approximately 5 min for both eyes; short time surgery can not only reduce the burden of the eyes but also help the early recovery of vision. Our hospital will update and disclose the operation time and postoperative results at any time.
4. Our hospital offers surgery fees including consumption tax, and the fees will not change based on the degree of myopia.
We offer a variety of plans based on price so that you can choose the one that best suits your needs. The cost does not change depending on the ICL lens power.
5. Long-term insurance and postoperative re-examination.
The warranty period varies depending on the clinic, from 3 months to 3 years, and some clinics charge for lens replacement and examinations after one year after surgery, but at our clinic, examinations, lens power and size changes, and the cost of lens removal are all free of charge during the warranty period, so you can have surgery with no worries.
6. Update and publish the number of individual surgeries.
The home page of some clinics publishes the number of cases in the whole clinic including laser surgery cases, but what our hospital publishes is the number of surgical cases of the surgeon, in other clinics where there are many surgeons, not all doctors have a rich surgical experience. For instance, LASIK relies on laser, which is relatively easy to operate. Regardless of the doctor who performs the surgery, the results will not change too much. However, the surgeon performs all the steps manually in ICL surgery, which is a high difficult surgery. According to the technical experience of the chief surgeon, there will be great differences in the outcome.
7. For efficiently using medical machinery, take measures against infections.
Because ICL is an intraocular surgery, it requires more up-to-date equipment and thorough hygiene management than LASIK. Our hospital uses the latest ICL surgical equipment (Centurion active fluidics TM Technology, Alcon), which can detect intraocular pressure during the surgery and reduce the burden on the eyes.In addition, the operating room is glass-enclosed aseptic room (cleanliness is "ISO14644-1 US federal standard class 1000", which is same as university hospitals); thus, you can safely undergo surgery without worrying about infectious diseases. The advanced medical equipment is visible from the outside when not in use. During the surgery, the glass turns into smoked-glass to protect personal privacy.
8. It is possible to appoint a surgeon or a physician.
In our hospital, experienced surgeons can be appointed. In some clinics with many surgeons, some surgeons are inexperienced, so you may be concerned about surgeon's technical experience and the number of surgical procedures performed. You can also appoint a doctor at our hospital. Depending on the clinic, the surgeon and the physician may be different, but at this hospital it is possible to appoint a physician for postoperative examination.
9. The career of the surgeon is open to the public.
Please check the career of our surgeon. In addition to the surgeon's career, the number of experiences with all internal eye surgery such as cataract is also listed. In general, experienced surgeons often present and submit papers not only in Japan but also overseas, and doctors who are trusted by other doctors in the field of ophthalmology serve as directors of academic societies and chair symposiums at academic societies.
10. For postoperative visual acuity, consult our certified orthoptist and ophthalmologist.
It is said that ICL has better visual acuity than LASIK, but not everyone wants visual acuity of 1.5 or 2.0. According to the situation, there are also people who hope to keep their eyesight around 1.0. At our hospital, we perform surgery according to the lifestyle of each person for proper vision surgery. Please consult an orthoptist or an ophthalmologist to confirm your desired vision acuity before surgery.