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Medical Forum / General / Vision / March 2005how much far sightedness can lasik correct?
hi i'm wearing +5.00 -2.75X180 yearly contact lenses in both eye. can lasik correct my type of prescription? TIA > hi i'm wearing +5.00 -2.75X180 yearly contact lenses in both eye. can > lasik correct my type of prescription? TIA That's a very tough correction(prescription) to get good results with lasik. Not so much with the hyperopia but with the added moderate astigmatism the results could be shakey. If you're still doing well with your cl's I'd stay with what you have. frank >> hi i'm wearing +5.00 -2.75X180 yearly contact lenses in both eye. can >> lasik correct my type of prescription? TIA [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >frank Since he has a decent chunk of cyl, how about using wavefront LASIK to zap the astigmatism, leaving him in straight sphere contact lenses? Might give more stable vision with the contacts, no? >>> hi i'm wearing +5.00 -2.75X180 yearly contact lenses in both eye. can >>> lasik correct my type of prescription? TIA [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Might give more stable vision with the contacts, no? . . . or . . . to follow up on my own post . . . zap the cyl AND a diopter or two of sphere . . . then put him in straight sphere CL's. Just a thought.... The FDA studies on the original Autonomous Laser with LADAR tracking were brand new about five years ago. The maximum achievable successfully on that instrument was +6.00 sph with -6.00 astig. My own Rx was +2.50 -3.00 back then and I had to wait for this new technology to be approved before I had my own eyes LASIK'd. Corneal shape and thickness will play a role in obtaining the maximum Rx. Also, the Intralase laser can create the thinnest possible flap to coax more prescription out of the cornea. Find the most experienced doctor you can find. --Dr. Tom - Dana Point, CA >>>> hi i'm wearing +5.00 -2.75X180 yearly contact lenses in both eye. can >>>> lasik correct my type of prescription? TIA [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Just a thought....
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