Not everyone can safely undergo ICL surgery. To find out whether the surgery is suitable for you while considering it, speak with one of our specialists at Chu Vision Institute. You will get a thorough consultation and opportunity to discuss your particular eye issue and your vision correction options. If you fit into any of the following criteria, ICL surgery may not be a suitable option for you: You are nursing or expecting a child. You are under the age of 21. You’re over age 45. (Another procedure specific to reading vision correction would likely better suit you) You suffer from a chronic condition that results in hormone changes. You use medications that might cause eyesight changes. Your health condition prevents your wounds from healing properly. You are unwilling to give up wearing contact lenses in the weeks preceding the procedure You don’t meet the minimal requirements for endothelial cell count (this is a corneal cell count that will show you how many endothelial cells, the primary type of cell found in the interior lining of blood vessels, are present in the inner layer of your cornea).