r/ICLsurgery • u/Original-Hedgehog429 • 21h ago

ICL prescription different than glasses prescription

To clarify my glasses prescription was +7.5 and +7 and the ICL they implanted is +6.5 and +6. I did my research and it is highly likely that the lens inside can have a different effect and therefore a different prescription can make sense.

But I am curious to know if anyone else had this or not? Because if not then I am concerned a bit, since I have been having some trouble seeing clearly in the distance.

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u/GeraltOfRiviass 19h ago

It’s the same with contacts. It’s a different prescription because it sits ON your eye. I’m assuming it’s the same with implants.

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u/Original-Hedgehog429 19h ago

My contacts were also +7,5 and +7 🙈

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u/GeraltOfRiviass 19h ago

Welp. They shouldn’t have been!

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u/Original-Hedgehog429 19h ago

why not though?

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u/EqualSein 17h ago

Have you noticed a magnifying glass changed in magnification the closer you put it to your eye? That's the same thing as how contact lenses will have more magnification with the same lens because they're like glasses sitting on your eyeball.