Many patients often assume that, by way of LASIK surgery, all concerns about future development of refractive errors have been resolved. Suffice to say that the eye as with all parts of the body undergoes changes with time. One of these changes include developing refractive error as one ages.
Having had LASIK merely corrects the refractive error at that particular point in the patient’s life. For that reason, much of the purpose of assessing the patient’s suitability for LASIK surgery includes analysing the patient’s potential for refractive stability. In addition, certain features of the patient’s eyes such as level of astigmatism, corneal shape, age and type of laser vision correction can determine the likelihood of further refractive errors developing in the future.
Age-related eye conditions though like presbyopia and cataracts may result in patients later needing to return to their glasses later. LASIK was never intended to help in those instances.
LASIK has been available for over 20 years, to this day, many patients have successfully maintained spectacle independence for far distance vision.
