Questions About Laser Eye Surgery

George asks…

Can laser eye surgery correct myopia aka near sightedness?

Can laser eye surgery correct myopia aka near sightedness?
Does laser eye surgery last forever?
What if you have big holes in your retina from myopia?
Can laser eye surgery improve my myopia?
Can myopic people have this laser surgery?
Is there a risk for going blind from laser eye surgery?
If you do go blind for laser eye surgery is it true that it can be corrected?

admin answers:

Since others have already answered your question I just want to point out that there are some eye exercises as alternative that can help myopia. I have a friend who used to suffer from myopia and he managed to improve his eyesight completely with eye exercises.

Daniel asks…

what is the best age of laser eye surgery?

Howdy
my age is 23 now and my eye-side is still -2.25 for last 8 years. please guide me what is laser surgery and how it works, is it reliable?

admin answers:

Oh hi khurram!

Ive been wanting to tell people about this statistic for ages

Xingwu Zhong, Jian Ge, Haohui Nie, Xiaolian Chen, Juan Huang, and Nian Liu (2004) Effects of Photorefractive Keratectomy-Induced Defocus on Emmetropization of Infant Rhesus Monkeys. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2004;45:3806-3811 (FULL TEXT)
http://www.iovs.org/cgi/content/full/45/10/3806
PRK (a refractive surgery related to LASIK) on Rhesus monkeys created peripheral defocus that slowed or sped up myopia progression depending on the direction of defocus, as predicted.

This proves that monkeys who had laser eye surgery developed problems with their eyeballs changing shape later. The change in cornea shape triggered changes inside the eye and they could then develop further hyperopia/myopia in the years after surgery

Also watch live laser eye surgery!
Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL01H65Gf54

Susan asks…

Laser eye surgery for someone with severe farsightedness?

I am farsighted and it's a severe case. My glasses prescription is plus 5. My eye doctor told me not to get laser surgery because my case was so severe. I've heard laser surgery is not that good for people with farsightedness. Is this true/will this change in the future?

admin answers:

There are three areas of concern with large hyperopic corrections. 1. As per other answers, central cornea needs to be steepened as opposed to flattened. 2. The cornea can only be steepened so far. 3. Many young patients suffer from latent hyperopia - in other words, you may be +5.00 at the moment, but in fact when the accommodative nature of the eye is precluded during a cyclo refraction, you may in fact have a much higher prescription.

So, one needs to establish the complete prescription, if there is little to no difference between your current and cyclo refractions then you have the potential for a decent treatment. Secondly, you will need a flat cornea, fortunately this is a typical attribute of large hyperopic patients. Thirdly and most importantly is your choice of treatment provider. This decision from your perspective is relatively simple - there is only one laser platform in the world that can accurately deal with large hyperopic prescriptions - an Allegretto Wavelight.

Find yourself a laser provider that uses the Wavelight Allegretto and go from there.

Depending on where in the world you are, I may be able to recommend not only who uses these platforms but also some reputable clinics to choose from.

Kind regards

Sandra asks…

How safe is Laser Surgery for Eye Correction?

I been thinking of doing laser eye surgery for both of my eyes...but I am not sure 100% if it is a safe procedure. I wear glasses and I don't mind really wearing them. They look good on me but at the same time I would like to have perfect vision. What do you suggest?

admin answers:

First of all, laser eye surgery is very safe. Millions of people have done it and it has worked out very well for them. Next, there is no such thing as perfect vision. One thing you must know is that it's not going to keep your eyes glasses free for the rest of your life. Meaning, it don't last. At some point, you will have to do it again because as you get older, your eyes/vision will change. Depending on how your eyes heal, you may go several years without any problems and then again, you may only go a few months. One question I would ask the doctor is not how many patients they have done but how many have the turned down. Good Luck.

David asks…

Is Laser Eye surgery helpfull in cureing Eye deficiency problem and getting back full eyesight ?

I am Imam,age 30. I am facing eye deficiency problem since last 15 years. At present My eyes sight is +2.5 left and +1.75 right . Even after applying glasess I am not comfortable as the sight is uneven or fluctuates. I find it hard to work and to read, Is Laser Surgery helpfull in this regard to solve the problem to get 6/6 normorl position ? Please Suggest.

admin answers:

Some people have gone for it and it is still going on it will be better to wait some more time to have a firm or concrete opinion

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