“Does laser eye surgery cure myopia?”
I have myopia and want to treat it. Does laser eye surgery cure myopia?
5 Answers
Laser eye surgery can correct for myopia (near sightedness) up to a certain amount. Other contributing factors such as ocular health and corneal thickness also play a role in how LASIK can work for you. Schedule an eye exam to chat with your eye doctor further :)
Laser eye surgery, like LASIK, may be able to correct your myopia. It does not completely cure you from it as you may have some residual myopia left over after surgery. Or a small amount of myopia may return over time.
Jason Randall Smith
Optometrist
My answer to your question is as follows; myopia is not an illness, a sickness, or a disease that can be "cured". Myopia is a refractive condition that is created by the shape or curvature of your cornea as well as the length of your eye (the axial length). Myopia causes distance objects to be blurry and near objects to be clearer, depending upon the amount of nearsightedness that is present and discounting the fact that any astigmatism may also be present.
There are options to correct myopia including wearing glasses or contact lenses which do not cure this problem, it only resolves the myopia when these devices are worn. Other options certainly include laser eye surgery, corneal implants, and intraocular lens surgery which can correct the problem depending again upon the amount of myopia present, the corneal thickness, age, any other visual conditions, and any health issues. One must remember that in having any form of eye surgery, your eyes will change as you age. If your myopia is corrected with laser eye surgery, there may be a need to have reading glasses prescribed as you age. Also, with the normal aging of the eye, including the development of cataracts, these other issues may affect how you see and has nothing to do with any laser eye surgery that can correct the problem at the time and for years to follow. If this process does interest you, find an ophthalmologist who does refractive surgery, have a full eye examination, and be sure to find out everything that concerns you specifically about your eyes. And at this point, you will be informed if you are a candidate and what your options are.
Here is a good website to provide you some more information.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/lasik-eye-surgery/in-depth/lasik-surgery/art-20045751
Good Luck and Best Wishes.
There are options to correct myopia including wearing glasses or contact lenses which do not cure this problem, it only resolves the myopia when these devices are worn. Other options certainly include laser eye surgery, corneal implants, and intraocular lens surgery which can correct the problem depending again upon the amount of myopia present, the corneal thickness, age, any other visual conditions, and any health issues. One must remember that in having any form of eye surgery, your eyes will change as you age. If your myopia is corrected with laser eye surgery, there may be a need to have reading glasses prescribed as you age. Also, with the normal aging of the eye, including the development of cataracts, these other issues may affect how you see and has nothing to do with any laser eye surgery that can correct the problem at the time and for years to follow. If this process does interest you, find an ophthalmologist who does refractive surgery, have a full eye examination, and be sure to find out everything that concerns you specifically about your eyes. And at this point, you will be informed if you are a candidate and what your options are.
Here is a good website to provide you some more information.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/lasik-eye-surgery/in-depth/lasik-surgery/art-20045751
Good Luck and Best Wishes.
How old are you? If you are under age 40, the answer is YES. otherwise is NO.
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