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Can your eyesight get bad again after laser eye surgery like SMILE?

Not sure if your question is asking about SMILE in particular or just about laser vision correction in general. Fortunately, the answer is basically the same for LASIK, PRK, and SMILE. These procedures do not actually "make bad vision good" although that is indirectly what...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 12 Mar 2023

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How long does it take to recover from a YAG laser?

There is not really any sort of "guardrail" number of diopters that can be successfully AND safely treated with LASIK. In general, the higher the prescription to correct your myopia (nearsightedness) and astigmatism, the more stress you are creating on your cornea over the rest...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 26 Feb 2023

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What can LASIK not fix?

Lots of things related to vision cannot be fixed with LASIK. Disease and degenerations like macular degeneration and cataracts are not at all suited for LASIK treatment. In the world of vision problems that glasses can correct (which is really what refractive surgery like LASIK is meant...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 26 Feb 2023

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Are eyes spheres?

Is the Earth a sphere? More or less. It depends how accurately and detailed you want to measure them. The globe (eyeball) is shaped more like a pear: It has a "bulge" on the front where the cornea, iris, and natural lens are. The curvature of...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 12 Feb 2023

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After how much time do dry eye symptoms resolve post-PRK or LASIK?

First off, you need to know that 20/20 does not mean "perfect vision." It just means normal, typical distance visual acuity (sharpness). [Most young people can actually see better than that at distance, if only with contact lenses or glasses.] By the time we reach middle-age...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 29 Jan 2023

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