Laser Eye Surgery Forum

does laser eye surgery cure astigmatism

I was just wondering if laser eye surgery can cure astigmatism as i was told previously by my optician that it was not possible. I think i have -4 astigmatism in both eyes.

Laser eye surgery can cure astigmatism and its is capable of treating astigmatism up to -6.00. As your astigmatism is high you will most likely be recommended wavefront laser eye surgery to correct your astigmastism. Geneally with astigmatism over -3.00 wavefront is recommended. Read more about Wavefront in our detailed guide.

Laser eye surgery cured my astigmatism and I am really happy. I had about -4.00 astigmatism like you and I had wavefront Lasik and the optician said my astigmatism has been fully corrected. I pretty much have 20/20 vision in both eyes and I have not worn my glasses since I had the surgery over 3 years ago.