Is there an age requirement for lasik eye surgery?Marisela
Do you have to be a legal adult [18 years] to have LASIK, or can anyone get it with parental approval? I'm just curious.
Jermaine
Although The FDA guidelines recognize 18, you are generally better off waiting until 20 - 21, or longer. Dr Dello Russo www.dellorusso.com www.drdellorusso.com/blog
Precious
i dont know for sure but its prob 16 with parents permission or 18 in the states it might be 21
Candace
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Hana
LASIK is great. I had it done. I went from 20/600+ to 20/20 right and 20/15 left. I'm 54 and could have had my eyes done many years ago, but I'd be back in glasses now.Your eyes grow progressively worse as you get older. I first got glasses around 10. I didn't really need them that badly, but I could see the teacher better from the back of the room. My eyes would get a little worse each year because of "normal" growth (actually abnormal because I needed glasses, but that's normal for people who need glasses). It wasn't until I was about 48 that my eyes quit degrading each year. If LASIK had existed when I was 21 and I had the my eyes zapped, my eyes would have continued to change. I would have had maybe 1 or 2 years of good vision, then back in glasses. The possibility of second, third, etc rounds of LASIK can cause damage to the eye.You may find a doctor with minimal ethics that would do the surgery, but a good doctor would only do the procedure if it was the only way to preserve your vision due to other conditions.
Arlinda
It's recommended that the patient is 21 (stable prescription). At the center I work for, we have done 18 as well as under 18 (with parental consent). For those patients who were under 21, we had them sign an off-label form which states that the doctor recommends surgery @ 21 years or older, and that if you are under 21 you understand that your vision may change/fluctuate.
Corina
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France
There is a good San Diego Lasik website. It has lots of info and some very informative Lasik articles. See the links below: http://www.lasik-surgery-san-diego.info/ http://www.lasik-surgery-san-diego.info/… http://www.lasik-surgery-san-diego.info/… http://www.lasik-surgery-san-diego.info/… http://www.lasik-surgery-san-diego.info/… http://www.lasik-surgery-san-diego.info/… http://www.inkjet-cartridge-source.com
Lorena
i think that you actually have to be like...21 or something so that they make sure your eyes are FULLY where they are going to be at for a while. When you are younger your eyes change, so by doing it when you are 20, 21 they make sure that your eyes are mature.....
Reanna
I got mine at 20...but I believe I read that I was 18 because your eyes will still change when you are younger. The catch is that your eyes must be at the same prescription for I think 2 years to show that they arnt getting worse.
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