ICL Surgery 3 year reflection
Hi, I thought it would be a good idea to share my experience with having the ICL surgery. About four years ago I was contemplating different options and the only option I really had was ICL surgery. Now this was because my left eye was around -17 and my right eye was around -11. I'm based in the UK and I went to a couple of places to have a consultation and I then decided yes I will get this done. I did as much research as I could and I was comfortable. Three years ago I got the surgery done. This was a massive thing for me. For somebody who was completely relying on glasses, could not see without glasses, and after the surgery, not having to wear glasses, this was a complete game changer for me. Within a few months the right lens rotated. It was very painful. I had irritation in the eyes and I was really upset, like, paid a lot of money here. What's going on? The vision was blurry for the right eye. They replaced the lens and everything was fine after that. Fast forward three years later, just recently the left eye, the lens has rotated. Still waiting to hear back from the eye doctor: what are the options as to whether they will try to rotate the lens themselves? Where will they pay for it? Will I have to pay for it? Overall the pros just completely outweigh the cons. I documented my ICL surgery and various updates along the way on YouTube as well. Anybody that's looking to get it done, feel free to watch some of the videos on YouTube. I think everybody's situation is different. For me being a -17 and -11, I was prepared to take that risk.
Three years on I still get people asking me, "Is it worth it for me?" Yes definitely. It was worth it. I'm still without glasses, maybe borderline where I might need to get prescription glasses very soon because my eyesight, the right eye, was fairly stable but the vision on the left eye has been deteriorating slowly.