{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/are-you-suitable-for-an-implantable-contact-lens-vp\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/are-you-suitable-for-an-implantable-contact-lens-vp\/","headline":"Are you suitable for an implantable contact lens?","name":"Are you suitable for an implantable contact lens?","description":"In an interview, Alex Shortt discusses which patients are more suitable for an implantable contact lens instead of laser eye surgery","datePublished":"2019-12-04","dateModified":"2020-08-13","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/author\/alex-shortt\/#Person","name":"Alex Shortt","url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/author\/alex-shortt\/","identifier":4667,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6afb756e1dc43ed28773098aff9af37d7e16c92671dbd22f5a9bbcb21063c139?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6afb756e1dc43ed28773098aff9af37d7e16c92671dbd22f5a9bbcb21063c139?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Alex Shortt","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alex-shortt-logo-white-600x140-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alex-shortt-logo-white-600x140-1.png","width":600,"height":140}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/am-i-suitable-for-implantable-contact-lens-alex-shortt-london.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/am-i-suitable-for-implantable-contact-lens-alex-shortt-london.jpg","height":225,"width":400},"url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/are-you-suitable-for-an-implantable-contact-lens-vp\/","video":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"VideoObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uqm_M0YYvA8#VideoObject","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uqm_M0YYvA8","name":"Are you suitable for an implantable contact lens?","description":"In this video, Alex Shortt tells us how implantable contact lenses work and how they help certain patients achieve freedom from glasses and contact lenses. He explains that everyone is suitable for implantable contact lenses, however, laser eye surgery is usually the first choice as it is a more cost-effective solution. However, very often a patient's corneas are too thin to undergo laser eye surgery. These patients will require implantable contact lenses. Other patients that are more suited to implantable contact lenses are those who have extreme prescriptions or astigmatism. 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But very often we have patients whose corneas are too thin for us to laser them safely. And in patients with these thin corneas, laser eye surgery is not safe. The other patient group are patients who have extremes of prescription. We’re talking minus 20, plus 8, plus 10. Or astigmatism that’s above plus 5, plus 6 units. So those patient groups, very thin corneas or very extreme prescriptions.What happens in those patient groups is they’re turned away from laser eye surgery and very often they’re turned away at the stage when they put their numbers into the website, or they pick up the phone and say, “This is my prescription on my suitable?” And they leave it at that.It’s a bit of a shame because we do have a treatment for these patients with the most extreme prescriptions, and very often they don’t hear about it. And they’re not aware of it right now. What that treatment is is these ICL lens implants.Interviewer: And why are they not made aware of it?Alex Shortt: Not all clinics provide all solutions. That’s something we see quite commonly. We see laser eye clinics or vision correction clinics, and they have specific treatments, but they don’t have the whole range of vision correction options. And ICLs require specific training. They require certification, and not all surgeons and clinics are capable of providing that care.If you\u2019d like to know more about vision corrective surgery,\u00a0book a free initial screening\u00a0today and I will personally answer your questions. 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Find out if laser eye surgery could help you ditch your glasses and contact lenses by taking this fast quizTAKE FAST SUITABILITY QUIZAbout the authorMr Alex J. Shortt | Consultant Ophthalmic SurgeonMB BCh MSc PhD FRCOphth PGDipCatRefI’m Alex Shortt, a highly trained academic researcher and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon based in London\u2019s famous Harley Street medical district. I trained and worked as a consultant for 14 years at London\u2019s Moorfields Eye Hospital. I specialise in advanced technologies for correcting vision, including cataract surgery, implantable contact lenses and laser vision correction.Learn more about meGet a complimentary vision assessment todayComplete the form below to chat with a member of my team. 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