Does a persons age have any relevance?
Typically, we would not recommend anyone younger than 18 years old having the surgery, as their eyes are still growing. There is no upper age limit, as long as one’s eyes are still healthy. However, older age groups do tend to experience a little longer visual recovery and have to consider strategies to correct their reading vision (see information about Presbyopia below). • What happens if I need cataract surgery when I get older? Having LASIK surgery today will neither promote nor prevent the development of cataracts. Should one develop cataracts in the future, cataract surgery could be performed just as it would on someone who had not had previous LASIK surgery. • What are my chances of seeing 20/20 following the procedure? Visual outcomes have several determinants, including age, level of prescription, best-corrected vision with glasses prior to surgery, and how one’s cornea responds to the treatment. With the introduction of Wavefront technology, there’s a high likelihood that the
