Laser refractive surgery is recommended from the age of 18 to 21 when vision has already stabilized. This is because a person's prescription does not usually change after the age of twenty-one. It is recommended that you have a stable prescription for at least a year before moving forward with LASIK.
The physiology and functioning of the eye undergo a major change around the age of 40. Most people need glasses to read, and this condition is known as presbyopia. LASIK does not conventionally correct presbyopia; People in their forties or older are often recommended other more permanent procedures that even prevent cataracts.
Similarly, around the age of sixty, the eyes change again, and most people experience the onset of cataracts.
As far as particular age groups are concerned, these are the general recommendations, depending on whether the patient is in good shape, for laser vision correction.
- Childhood and adolescence – under 18 years of age: The eyes continue to grow until at least eighteen years of age. For this reason, experts recommend that vision correction surgery not be performed until this age, since the benefit will be temporary and the patient will return to glasses as soon as the graduation of his eye changes, due to the natural growth process. .
- Early Adulthood – 18 to 40 years old: This is considered the ideal age for laser vision correction, and most doctors prefer to operate as soon as the refraction has been stable for a year.
- Middle Age – 40 to 60 Years: After the age of 40, presbyopia begins to appear and treatment with conventional laser vision procedures is not recommended. Intraocular lenses are recommended instead.
- Old age – 60 years or older: Cataracts appear, so refraction correction with an intraocular lens is recommended.
El Dr. José Alberto Muiños, medical director of Innova Ocular Muiños Clinic, Comment in this video if there is any recommended age limit for refractive surgery.
