An article was published in j korea ophthalmol soc titled, "long-term clinical outcome of implantable collamer lens." the article stated that this retrospective study included 129 eyes of 68 patients who underwent implantable collamer lens (icl) implantation of myopia with a 10 year follow up."eight eyes (6.2%) developed cataract during follow-up, which was symptomatic in three eyes (2.3%) and treated with icl explantation and phacoemulsification.Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment occurred in one eye (0.8%) and was treated with vitrectomy.".
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