Can anyone have laser eye surgery to correct their vision?
geriann81 asked:
my mum wears thick glasses and wondered if she could still have it.
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my mum wears thick glasses and wondered if she could still have it.
does it also still work for people with cataracts? or other eye disorders?
is there an age limit?
January 19th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Yes on NH S in UK . No problem knownout
January 21st, 2010 at 3:55 am
Laser surgery to correct vision reshapes the cornea to eliminate nearsightedness, and farsightedness and astigmatism, up to certain extents.
Someone who has cataracts doesn’t get laser surgery. What they have to do is get the cataracts removed then they likely won’t need glasses anymore anyway.
There is no way for us to be able to guess if your Mum would be a good candidate. Laser clinics all offer a free consultation to evaluate each person where some tests are done to see if it would work for them.
Corneal thickness, tear flow and tear quality are measured as well as an eye exam to determine the health of the eye as well as the correction she needs. So, many things are checked out before someone knows if it can be done. Footprintz
January 23rd, 2010 at 10:56 pm
I’ve been wanting this for a while. I have asked around and there have been people who have said its the best thing that has happened. Others have said they should never have had it done. My girlfriends mum’s friend had it done and it has made her eyes worse than they were while wearing glasses. So i’m borderlined at the moment. After what i have been hearing that its not permanent. You have to keep having it done every few years which to me is a lot of money to keep wasting. So i’m going to be going with contact lenses. Much easier. To me, thats easier than wearing glasses. haggis997