Comments on: can kids have eye surgery to correct far sighted vision?

By: Ann Z

Ann Z — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:51:18 +0000

At that age, your child’s eyes will still be changing, and they will likely start to get a bit better, though your doctor is right, he probably won’t outgrow the need for glasses. In any case, you would want to wait until his vision has completely stabilized and he has stopped growing, otherwise, you risk having the surgery, having his eyes change and him still having poor vision.

As for Laser surgery, according to the FDA, it is an option for farsightedness, but some people who are farsighted find that their vision decreases again with age.

My daughter is 21 months and has worn glasses since 14 months. It’s a pain, I understand wondering if there’s any way to get around the glasses at that age.

By: znr12

znr12 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:48:18 +0000

Hi,
Honestly I would check with eye care professionals. If it could be done it would be great since it can be corrected at an early age.

He doesn’t have to be dependent on glasses or contacts for the rest of his life.

By: gardeniagirl07

gardeniagirl07 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:35:12 +0000

I seriously doubt that many Opthomologists would perform corrective Laser surgery on a young child’s eyes because your son’s eyes will continue to change. And until your son’s
Opthomologist feels that his vision has begun to show some significant signs that his changes are slowing down, your eye doctor would probably recommend that your son continue to wear his glasses or possibly move him up to contacts as he matures.
At 3 years old, it is probably impossible to say whether Lasik surgery would help your son’s eyes because you do not know which course of action your son’s eyes are going to take at a later date. But at 3, I truly do not believe any eye doctor would perform Lasik surgery because at that age, your son’s eyes are going to continue to change for some time.
However, it would not hurt to talk to your Optholmologist at a later date (after he has gotten through the 18-21 years) just to see what your eye doctor thinks about whether your son might
be a good candidate for Lasik.
Everyone I’ve ever talked to that had Lasik surgery was in their 20’s.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:25:16 +0000

You have to wait until your prescription is unchanged (or changed very little) for at least 3 years in a row to be a candidate for eye surgery. Young people tend to have very quickly changing prescriptions, so I believe it wouldn’t be possible until they’re at least 16-18 years old.

By: αivγ.

αivγ. — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:08:17 +0000

He need to wait until he is old enough, 18+