Laser Eye Surgery Forum

if i have a high prescription, would i still be able to have laser eye surgery

Yes laser eye surgery can correct high prescriptions and the range it can treat has greatly increased over the past few years. Laser eye surgery can treat a higher degree of short sightedness(minus prescriptions eg -4.00) compared with long sightedness (plus prescriptions eg +4.00). Laser eye surgery can treat up to -12.00 (short sighted) and + 5.00 (long sighted). It can treat upto -/+ 6.00 astigmatism. These figures however relate to the maximum that can be treated and the limiting factor is the thickness of your cornea. In order for the laser to reshape such a large amount of presciption you will need to have a thick enough cornea. This will be assessed in your laser eye surgery consultation.