What is the most common reason why parents say no to lasik eye surgery to kids?Alexander
If the kid is ready for surgery and wants to banish his/her's bifocals, why do parents say no on the idea of getting his/her's child get surgery for a better life?
Ayana
The main reason why LASIK should not be done on children is that their vision is not yet stable. Children often experience significant changes in their vision, since all infants suffer from mild hyperopia, which fades, while myopia often does not set in until children enter their teens or even later. The changing vision of children is related to changes in their cornea. If children have LASIK done, they will most likely need it done a second time later on. In addition, no good data exists on the effects of reshaping on still-growing corneas.
Crista
my son had surgery on his eyes to fix a lazy eye problem when he was 7, and it was wonderful. He used to have to wear these ugly bifocals, and was made fun of all the time for his nerdy glasses. He hasn't worn glasses since a month after the surgery, and has wonderful vision now, and you can see his beautiful eyes. It only took a few mintues for each eye (yes both were done) and he was fine in a day, he slept the whole night after he came home (was awke for a few hours) but was fine the very next day. We still had to put drops in and all, but I would do it again ...
Dwain
I am personally not a fan of Lasik for ANYONE, not just children. Our close family friend is an eye dr and is horrified by it; we had a long discussion about it once. Lasik thins the corneas, which naturally happens as you get older. Seems to me that it's foolish to do that, since it's aging your eyes. I wonder if we'll start seeing people with cataracts and things in their 40s...lol!!
Brittni
No respectable doctor would perform eye surgery on a child, their eyes are still growing.
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