ICL

[anji25]

i have high myopia left eye 12.30 right eye 12...i consult many dr all suggest me for ICL..plsss help mee..
is it safe for eyes??

[JohnHaganMD]

You're not wasting my time its I can't take the discussion any further. That requires a personal exam by an ophthalmologist that does refractive surgery.

[anji25]

okk...sorry 4 wasting your time

[JohnHaganMD]

I have really taken this conversation as far as I can. Any surgical procedure inside the eye involves risk and ICE is no exception.  You will need to do further research and perhaps get a second opinion. Good luck and I'm signing off   JCH MD

[anji25]

is there any problem in future ??

[anji25]

is icl safe??

[JohnHaganMD]

Then you would need to remove LASIK from your considerations:  glasses, contacts, ICL, refractive lens exchange.  JCH MD

[anji25]

sir..my cornea is already weak.
its thickness 468 in left and 594 in right..and dr said its thickness should b above 600 for lasik.

[JohnHaganMD]

It is possible but at some point the cornea is too thin to allow further surgery. So its not likely all of your myopia could be corrected with lasik
JCH MD

[anji25]

means not at the same day but 2nd lasik after some 2 or 3 years...is it possible??

[anji25]

sir is it possible to have lasik 2 times??

[anji25]

they told me that my eyes is not able to have lasik.because lasik is for those whose eye no less than or upto 10..

[JohnHaganMD]

Lasik might not reduce all your myopia but if it reduces it by 10 diopters than your glasses RX is  -2.00 instead of -12.00

[JohnHaganMD]

No surgical procedure is entirely safe and without risk.  intraocular contact lens (ICL) are riskier than glasses or contacts or lasik, less risky that "clear lens extraction".  If you have consulted "many doctors" you should have a good idea of the risk vs. benefits of ICL.  I am not a big fan of ICL but some excellent cornea/refractive surgery do report good results.
JCH MD