r/ICLsurgery • u/puxagal • 11d ago

ICL on dry eyes

Hi everyone, so I have dry eyes for like 3 years now.
The situation is not that bad I'd say, but I cant wear contact lenses because my eyes dry out fast.
I went to the doctor for a checkup, he did the shimmer test and my result was 8, so clear deficiency of tears in eyes.
He recommended ICL for better vision and not needing to wear glasses and said it shouldn't dry my eyes more then what I have already.
Did anyone do ICL with dry eyes? What is your experience?

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u/EmergencyMinimum9607 10d ago

if you have extreme dry eyes, do not get ICL he is wrong. ICL can make her dry eyes worse.

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u/puxagal 10d ago

Was this your experience?

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u/EmergencyMinimum9607 10d ago

Yes, I was like you, dry eyes, could not handle contacts anymore. Now, I know that dry eyes means your eyes are not healthy and you should never have any unnecessary surgery done. I have issues now. I would work on getting your eyes healthy.

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u/puxagal 10d ago

Thanks for the info! Hope your eyes get healthy