An Oregon toddler underwent non-FDA approved eye surgery to help her see clearly. Her family fundraised money for months so that they could travel to Spain for the procedure.

Under normal conditions, tears in the eyes are drained into the lacrimal sac through small openings called the upper and lower puncta located at the inner corner of the eye (called medial canthus).

According to Parekh, Lacrifill is a valuable tool to treat the ocular surface before and after cataract surgery. “We actually think of ourselves as interventional dry eye,” he said.

Additional surgery. If the first ICL surgery isn’t successful, you may need another. If the lens is off-center or moves out of place, a surgeon must cut your eye again to adjust or replace the lens.