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How Long Does LASIK last? Can you make it last longer? How is LASIK similar to getting married?
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Are you getting LASIK or getting married? In a way, both. With laser vision correction, you're making a commitment to a prescription for glasses.
One of the most common questions I get it is: how long does LASIK last? Is there a way to maximize the longevity of the LASIK results?
There are a couple things to consider. First of all, getting LASIK is like getting married to your glasses’ prescription. You will be depending on that PRE-surgery glasses prescription to see CLEARLY over the course of your future.
Therefore, only get laser vision correction if your glasses or CL prescription has been stable.
This is very important.
If your Glasses prescription changes significantly year after year, your prescription, and therefore your vision, may continue to change after having LASIK. You wouldn’t want to be permanently bound to your glasses prescription if it’s always changing.
However, if your prescription has been stable for years, that’s a great sign that your vision will
remain stable after LASIK. Second, you need to take care of your eyes after LASIK. If you got a very expensive pair of glasses, or a very expensive ANYTHING for that matter, you would want to protect them and take care of them.
Your eyes are even more important.
Continue with annual eye exams. Optimize your ocular health by nourishing your eyes with good habits. Minimize eye rubbing, as eye rubbing is associated with instability of the cornea and vision change. Take frequent breaks during extended periods of reading up close. One way you can do that is by following the 20/20/20 rule, where after every 20 minutes of reading, you look 20 feet away for 20 seconds. It’s also important to keep your eyes moist with artificial tears. Dry eyes can cause fluctuating vision and diminish the overall quality of your vision.
I had LASIK on my eyes almost 10 years ago at Nvision and I can fortunately still see better than 20/20.
Of course, the eye’s ability to see up close will naturally change over time, usually in one’s 40’s. This will happen with or without LASIK, so it’s not that the LASIK treatment doesn’t last. Rather, the natural lens of the eye loses flexibility as we get older.
A way around that for people in their 40’s or older, is getting LASIK with monovision, or lens replacement surgery to help you see both far AND near. If you are under 40 years old, you should be able to see far AND near clearly after LASIK.
If you’d like to know if you are a good candidate for LASIK surgery or lens replacement surgery, schedule an appointment at our center in Mission Viejo for a free consultation. We look forward to helping you.
Are you getting LASIK or getting married? In a way, both. With laser vision correction, you're making a commitment to a prescription for glasses.
One of the most common questions I get it is: how long does LASIK last? Is there a way to maximize the longevity of the LASIK results?
There are a couple things to consider. First of all, getting LASIK is like getting married to your glasses’ prescription. You will be depending on that PRE-surgery glasses prescription to see CLEARLY over the course of your future.
Therefore, only get laser vision correction if your glasses or CL prescription has been stable.
This is very important.
If your Glasses prescription changes significantly year after year, your prescription, and therefore your vision, may continue to change after having LASIK. You wouldn’t want to be permanently bound to your glasses prescription if it’s always changing.
However, if your prescription has been stable for years, that’s a great sign that your vision will
remain stable after LASIK. Second, you need to take care of your eyes after LASIK. If you got a very expensive pair of glasses, or a very expensive ANYTHING for that matter, you would want to protect them and take care of them.
Your eyes are even more important.
Continue with annual eye exams. Optimize your ocular health by nourishing your eyes with good habits. Minimize eye rubbing, as eye rubbing is associated with instability of the cornea and vision change. Take frequent breaks during extended periods of reading up close. One way you can do that is by following the 20/20/20 rule, where after every 20 minutes of reading, you look 20 feet away for 20 seconds. It’s also important to keep your eyes moist with artificial tears. Dry eyes can cause fluctuating vision and diminish the overall quality of your vision.
I had LASIK on my eyes almost 10 years ago at Nvision and I can fortunately still see better than 20/20.
Of course, the eye’s ability to see up close will naturally change over time, usually in one’s 40’s. This will happen with or without LASIK, so it’s not that the LASIK treatment doesn’t last. Rather, the natural lens of the eye loses flexibility as we get older.
A way around that for people in their 40’s or older, is getting LASIK with monovision, or lens replacement surgery to help you see both far AND near. If you are under 40 years old, you should be able to see far AND near clearly after LASIK.
If you’d like to know if you are a good candidate for LASIK surgery or lens replacement surgery, schedule an appointment at our center in Mission Viejo for a free consultation. We look forward to helping you.
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