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Can I undergo LASIK to get rid of thick glasses?
Question
I am going to be 50 years old in a few months and have already gone through menopause. I am wearing spectacles since I was 9 years old and contact lenses since I was 17. My number is -8 in the left eye and -15 in the right eye. For the last few years I have a reading no of +2. I wear glasses at home and you can imagine how thick my glasses would be though they are compressed. I went to a specialist for LASIK. He told me that I was not the right candidate for this procedure. Recently a friend of mine who is 45 years old and also has high power underwent LASIK and is very happy with no problems. What do you advise? Should I go in for a second opinion because I hate my thick glasses and am very self conscious about?
Expert Answer
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Dr Arun MishraApr 06, 2007
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, UK
My advice would be to wear contact lenses and reading glasses over them for reading or close work. The other option is to have cataract surgery through phaco-emulsification even if you do not have cataract as the resulting power correction after implant sugery would be more predictable and long lasting. Your problem, apart from unpredictable - LASIK outcome, is the age in which your lens power correction even after LASIK surgery would vary with age, and you will still need to wear glasses for reading and/or distance.
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