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How effective is visian icl for treating myopia?
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Icl: currently icl is most often used for patients that are not lasik or prk candidates often due to the amount of myopia or thickness of the cornea It is very effective at treating myopia although the results are not quite as precise as laser refractive surgery
Answered 4/4/2015
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