What age is safe to get lasik eye surgery?

Question

What age is safe to get lasik eye surgery?

Answer 1

Usually the early 20's before they will consider it.

Your eyes can still be changing too often before that, and your vision has to be stable for a good 18 months to 2 years before it is wise to do so.

Answer 2

usually mid to late 20's after your eyes have stabilized. your prescription needs to stop changing for like two years or such, if they still are changing then your doctor might not do the procedure.

Answer 3

Lasik is never 'safer' if you're older or younger- there are always the risks of severe, painful, or vision-damaging side effects.

Answer 4

Not really safe but recommended age is 21years old.

Answer 5

In adulthood, usually.

However, I would strongly advise that you thoroughly research the risks involved with getting LASIK and consider why you want it. It is not as successful as it is purported to be, and many people deal with annoying or debilitating side effects from "successful" surgeries. This IS surgery and elective surgery should be considered carefully.

In a nutshell: many machines today correct an area of the eye that is smaller than your pupil when it is dilate in low light. Read: at night, your pupil extends to an uncorrected area, so that area of your pupil still has its poor vision. Result: haloeing, night vision, headaches, etc. Many offices do not correctly measure the diameter of your pupils in darkness but readily recommend you for surgery.

I came very close to getting the surgery last summer, but once I read about halos, night vision, etc, I realized it wasn't worth it. I also was wary of the physical pain and discomfort that many deal with. My eyesight is much too precious to me to risk having a lower quality vision for convenience sake.