Drs. Ochsner and Kingrey are excited to announce the placement of the first posterior chamber Visian implantable collamer lenses (ICL) in this region. The Visian ICL, manufactured by Staar Surgical (staar.com), was recently approved for general use in the US after extensive FDA clinical trials over the last several years. The ICL is the first available foldable phakic intraocular lens which is inserted through a 3 mm clear corneal incision and placed anterior to the natural crystalline lens but posterior to the iris. It is approved for patients age 18-45 with a prescription of -5D to -16D, with less than 2.5D of astigmatism. We are pleased to announce that on April 6, 2006 with Staar company proctors present, Dr. Kingrey placed the first Visian Collamer lens in Wichita. The early results have been very exciting with some patients achieving a better uncorrected acuity than with their spectacles or contacts. This procedure will complement our custom lasik, with capabilities of correcting higher prescriptions, and those patients with thinner corneas. We are currently scheduling patients for this procedure.