Laser Eye Surgery Forum

Does Lasik work for astigmatism?

I have -3.00 of astigmatism and my optician said lasik does not work very well for astigmatism. Is this true?

Yes, Lasik does work for astigmatism and it is becoming increasingly accurate at doing so. I am not quite sure why your optician said that is did not work well.

Generally speaking Lasik can correct up to -/+ 6.00 astigmatism but most surgeons will advise that you have wavefront Lasik if your astigmatism is higher than -/+3.00. You have -3.00 atigmatism so your surgeon will probabably advise you to have Wavefront.

Only a very small percentage of people will have astigmatism greater than +/-6.00 and so very few will be beyond the range treated. Find out more about Lasik eye surgery in our detailed guide.