Visian ICL gives US bobsledder Vision to win Gold
Implantable Lens Gives US Bobsled Captain Vision to Win Gold
Steve Holcomb Credits the Visian ICL with Restoring His Eyesight and Enabling Historic Victory
Jacksonville, Fl. — March 6th, 2010 — Just two years ago, U.S. Olympic bobsled team captain and gold medal winner Steve Holcomb was dealing with eyesight that was so impaired it threatened to end his bobsledding career.
“It got to a point in 2008 where I couldn’t see anymore,” Holcomb said in an interview with NBC. “They couldn’t make contacts strong enough. I went to my coach and told him I had to quit.”
But that was before Holcomb learned about the Visian ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) – an implantable lens approved by the US FDA to treat patients with up to -20 diopters of nearsightedness.
Holcomb had the Visian ICL implanted in both eyes, and his vision immediately improved from a reported 20/500 (legally blind) to 20/20.
With normal vision restored, Holcomb was able to resume his career and achieve.
Saturday’s historic victory piloting the U.S. Bobsled four-man team to its first Olympic gold medal in 62 years.
The Visian ICL is made of Collamer, a proprietary, highly bio-compatible material that allows the lens to be rolled into a tiny cylinder for insertion into the eye during an outpatient procedure. Once inserted, the lens gently unfolds behind the iris, where it is tucked into place by the surgeon.
Implanted in more than 150,000 eyes worldwide, the Visian ICL offers a far wider treatment range for nearsightedness than LASIKOlympic winners
Jacksonville Eye Surgeon and nationally renowned instructor, Dr. Arun Gulani has performed similar breakthrough cases right here on the First Coast. Surgery video of Jacksonville patient, Tony
“This is a Miracle. I am amazed” – Tony Shelton.