I have been wearing a plus 8 prescription since childhood. I am now in my 40s what would be my best options to get it corrected?

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Michael K. Tracy, MD · Answer

A plus eight prescription is a challenge.  If you are not satisfied with glasses or contact lenses, most likely implantable contact lenses are your best surgical alternative.  If you are over the age of fifty, you might also  consider clear lens extraction.

Kourosh Mohammadi, MD · Answer

Hello! My advice is that first make sure you are PLUS 8 and not MINUS 8 as Plus 8 is a very rare prescription. I do not suggest LASIK or any other type of laser vision correction if your prescription is +8. This is because you would have poor quality vision and also because your prescription will almost surely regress if you do. Other options are: 1. Contact lenses: always use perfect hygene when using contact lenses as they are a risk for infection. 2. Glasses  3. Clear lens extraction: which is cataract surgery at an early age. However, I personally do not recommend the last option as much since it has some risks of intraocular procedures. 4. ICL (or implantable contact lens): Unfortunately ICL for treatment of hyperopia is not FDA approved in the USA but it is being used to treat high hyperopia in europe. Hope this helps!

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