Can You Get Laser Eye Surgery To Correct -Facts
When I was 3 I had severe orbital cellulitis and took away 20% of my vision. Can I get laser eye surgery after that?
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November 17th, 2011 at 10:55 am
The question is do you have a refactive erroe now? Meaning do you where glasses or contacts to make your vision better than it is without glasses. Beings that you had visual acuity loss from cellulitis means that your eye can probably only see a certain line on the chart and that line may not be the 20/20. It all depends on what you are trying to achieve with laser vision correction. If you are looking to correct the damage done by orbital cellulitis when you were a child then NO laser vision correction is not for you. If you are looking to eliminate your glasses than depending on your corneal measurements and prescription and how stable your prescription is depends if you are even a canidate for surgery. Not everyone is eligible for the surgery. If you are looking to regain vision laser will not do that. It will just correct you current refractive error and eliminate your glasses.
November 17th, 2011 at 11:32 am
Laser eye surgery can only fix the same thing that glasses and/or contact lenses can fix. So if you can see 100% perfect with glasses or contacts, then yes the surgery will help you. Laser eye surgery alters the very front surface of your eye to add or subtract the power that your eye needs or lacks to see clearly.
However, I am guessing that the orbital cellulitis damaged some part or your retina, optic nerve, or another part of your visual pathway that has caused you to permanently lose 20% of your field of vision. This is a neurological thing that CANNOT be fixed by laser eye surgery. As you know, nerves and pathways in the brain are very sensitive and at this point in technology, we are unable to repair such things. This is also the case with losing a part of your field of vision. Unfortunately, once it is gone, it is gone forever.
But for the 80% of vision you do have, the laser eye surgery can fix that portion of your vision to 20/20 if you do need glasses or contact lenses to see clearly. But it is just not going to do anything for the 20% you are missing.
If you are interested in laser eye surgery, the best thing to do is speak with your regular eye doctor (optometrist). They know your history and your eyes and would be best able to tell you if you would be a candidate.