FAQ: Can Laser Eye Surgery Cure Astigmatism?
can laser eye surgery fix a strong astigmasism (like mine) and how old do you have to be to get it. does it COMPLETELY (or at least 50%) cure bad vision? I have had it since I Was baby (I was a premature baby) and some things they did to help me breath apparently hurt my vision. its gotten worse over the years And I was wondering if It can permanently cure me of this. (meaning my vision if repaired does not eventually revert to how it previously was)
Thanks
Also My hospital (kaiser) are ALLWAYS reluctant to doing any kind of surgery (or anything critial for that matter) unless your literally dying of it what can I do to convince them (once I’m old enough to get it)
Tags: Astigmatism, cure, Laser, surgery
October 27th, 2011 at 10:32 am
yes, lasik can fix a strong astigmasism, and u need to more 18 years old. hope this can help u
Lasik eye surgery is limited in the amount of vision it can correct. The FDA limit who can not undergo the Lasik eye surgery according to the severity of their myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.
● More than – 14.00 Diopter of Myopia
● More than + 6.00 Diopter of Hyperopia
● More than 6.00 Diopter of Astigmatism
Astigmatism : Of all myopic people, 50% or more have astigmatism as well, most of these people have corrections of less than 1 diopter. The classifications of severity for astigmatism
● Mild Astigmatism : <1.00 diopters
● Moderate Astigmatism : 1.00 to 2.00 diopters
● High Astigmatism : 2.00 to 4.00 diopters
● Extreme Astigmatism : < 4.00 diopters
Visual strength of FDA-approved for Lasik
http://www.lasikreviews.co.uk/lasik-eye-surgery-candidates-visual-strength-fda.htm