Laser Eye Surgery Forum

Is lasik eye surgery permanent?

No surgeon would ever guarantee to you that Lasik eye surgery was permanent and if they did you should not believe them! The vast majority of people only need Lasik once in their life time with only about 5-10% needing a laser enhancement/retreatment. Most clinics do this for free if your eyes have changed within a year of first having the surgery. It is important however to realise that everyone needs glasses as they get older as a result of a natural ageing process in the eye known as presbyopia. So if you have had laser eye surgery for distance vision then you will generally still need reading glasses after surgery if you are aged 45 or older. There are however ways around this as laser eye surgery can now correct both distance and reading vision. These options are best discussed with your laser eye surgeon. Find out more about Lasik eye surgery in our comprehensive guide.