Implantable Contact Lenses - Do They Work for People Who Can't Have LASIK Surgery?

Implantable contact lenses are a permanent solution for patients who suffer from a variety of vision problems. Vision correction is a life changing procedure for patients who depend on eyeglasses and disposable contacts in order to function every day. LASIK surgery is often the first choice for vision correction but sometimes an eye doctor may determine that implantable contact lenses are the best choice.

There are many reasons why an eye surgeon will decide that a patient is not eligible for LASIK surgery. Eye problems, such as cataracts, keratoconus, corneal disease, corneal scarring, glaucoma, or herpes keratiti can make a patient ineligible for vision correction surgery. Severe forms of nearsightedness, nearsightedness with astigmatism, farsightedness, farsightedness with astigmatism, or astigmatism will also make a candidate ineligible for vision correction surgery.

Diseases such as lupus, AIDS, or rheumatoid arthritis will also render a candidate ineligible as will pregnancy or diabetes. Certain prescription medications for acne, migraines, or certain heart conditions can also make implantable contact lenses the only choice for a patient.

Implantable contact lenses are a permanent correction for myopia and other vision problems that rule out LASIK eye surgery.The best candidates for implantable contact lenses are patients between the ages of 21 - 45 who suffer from different degrees of nearsightedness.

Like LASIK, the implatation of implantable contact lenses is a surgical procedure that takes place in an outpatient facility or in the eye doctor's office. The eye surgeon makes a small incision in the cornea and the implantable contact lenses are inserted behind the iris in front of the natural lens.

The surgery itself takes less than thirty minutes. Implantable contact lenses patients seldom report any discomfort during the procedure. Like LASIK surgery, a friend or relative should be on hand to drive the patient home due to blurred vision.

There are many reasons why a patient may want to choose implantable contact lenses:

· Implantable contact lenses create and instant change in the patient's vision

· Implantable contact lenses give almost all patients instant 20/20 vision.

· Implantable contact lenses are not viewed by the body as foreign objects. They are designed to work with the eye in correcting vision.

· Implantable contact lenses work for a number of different vision problems.

· Implantable contact lenses are a permanent solution to vision problems.

· Implantable contact lenses procedures have been used for years by eye doctors around the world. There are few complications associated with this type of eye surgery.

Eye doctors have been performing vision correction surgery for many years now. Just because LASIK surgery is ruled out, there is no reason why a patient needs to forgo getting corrected vision. Implantable contact lenses are a viable alternative for patients that are ineligible for traditional LASIK surgery. Implantable contact lenses are a safe proven form of vision correction that eye surgeons have perfected over many years. Contact your eye care professional to find out if implantable contact lenses are right for you.