Failed Lasik screening

I had a doctor tell me I am not a candidate for Lasik because I am too farsighted. He told me not only would he not do it, but no one in the world would. I didn't ask him what the upper limit on a farsighted prescription was because I didn't think to at the time.

I got home last night and Googled the metrics of how farsighted one could be and still get Lasik. +6.0 is what I found. I have a prescription for +5.5 in both eyes.

Did the doctor lie to me? Did Google lie to me? Is my 3 year old prescription that far off at this point? They did take pictures of my eyes, so maybe they could tell what my prescription is at?