Lasik surgery has become so popular in the world and millions of people go through the surgery for the long lasting results. And the natural question arises is, how long? It is worth questioning and discussing, as every patient spends good amount of money, time and efforts to undergo the Lasik surgery.
Lasik and Long Lasting Results
The most often asked question during the consultation for Lasik laser eye surgery is how long the results of the Lasik last for? Usually, the medical centres answer this question saying years and even decades. Why one is not sure about the years or decades? It is because the lasting results after the surgery depends on several factors and the major factor is the age of the patient, whether he or she is in twenties or forties. And the list of the factors goes on like degree of prescription, intensity of the problem, other eye related problems and most importantly post operative care also to preserve the results.
Considering the general outcomes, considering the general factors, there are only 5% of the patients, who usually develop small changes in their prescriptions. These changes are technically possible after 3 months or even after 20 years or even later. These patients are not without solutions.
Age As Primary Factor
As it was addressed before, age plays vital role in deciding the overall quality life of the Lasik results. As the age progresses for a human being is it is quite common to experience presbyopia that starts even in middle ages for some patients. It is progressive diminishing capability of the eye in focusing the objects nearby. Hence, many people tend to wear bifocals or reading glasses, after they cross middle age. And eventually, Lasik patients, before they reach the stage of presbyopic condition, will need to wear the reading glasses for clear vision. And the patient can prefer monovision or laser vision correction procedure as a good alternative to these reading glasses.
Other possibility of eye issues is cataracts, especially in the elderly patients. It is no way related to the Lasik surgery and corneal flap. It is about developing cataracts, which is cloudiness to the eye’s lens, which hamper the ability of the vision.
So, the age related issues have more impact on the long lasting results of the Lasik surgery and the remaining factors have less impact over the life of the Lasik results.