Perhaps the most popular questions we get at FirstView Eye Care Associates concern LASIK, its potential repeatability, and the best age to have surgery. The quick answer is that LASIK can be performed more than once on a patient, but its repeatability needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis.
A big factor in this decision is corneal thickness. LASIK reshapes the surface of the eye by removing tissue; the more prescription a patient has, the more tissue needs to be removed. So if the initial procedure results in a corneal thickness amenable to a second procedure/enhancement, it can possibly be repeated.
The best age for surgery is one where the patient has demonstrated good stability in their prescription. For this reason, most individuals are not considered candidates until 19-20 years old when prescriptions tend to stabilize for many.
Can strabismus surgery be done with a laser
While several procedures are available for the surgical correction of strabismus, all involve making the muscles comparatively stronger or weaker than their counterparts through reattachment in a different spot. As an example, if a muscle is too weak resulting in the eye to turn, a surgeon might reduce the strength of the opposite functioning muscle to “balance things out” better. This is achieved by detaching the stronger muscle and reattaching it in an alternate spot. This cannot be achieved with laser.