In most cases, having a very high prescription will not stop you having laser eye surgery. The range that any surgeon can treat depends on their technology and experience, but technology and expertise in the field is now so advanced that the vast majority of patients with very high prescriptions are now suitable for a ‘full correction’ and, for those patients with extremely high prescriptions, laser eye surgery can still be used to achieve a significant improvement in the vision, or an intraocular lens procedure could achieve a full correction, either an ICL or CLE. If you are turned away by a clinic, it is important to remember that this often does not mean that you are not suitable – it may simply mean that your chosen clinic does not have the technology or experience necessary to treat you safely