The best age for myopia surgery

In modern society, more and more people are suffering from myopia, from children to the elderly. There are also more and more treatments for myopia. The most common ones are surgical treatment and wearing corrective glasses. Many businesses have also launched eye patches for myopia. These can only prevent myopia from getting worse. If you want to cure myopia, surgical treatment is still needed. So what is the best age for people to have surgery?

The best age for laser surgery for myopia is generally between 18 and 50 years old. However, this age group is only a relative and approximate concept. The best age group for undergoing laser myopia surgery should be considered based on the patient's occupation.

Method 1: For those who are engaged in professions that do not require long-term close-up eye use, such as dancing, public relations, and sports, the best age group for surgery is between 18 and 50 years old. For those who engage in desk-based work, such as college students, teachers, journalists, civil servants, etc., it is recommended that they undergo surgery between the ages of 18 and 35. Because people's eyes begin to become "blurred" (i.e. presbyopia) around the age of 40, after undergoing myopia surgery, they can see clearly in the distance, but they still need to wear "reading glasses" when working at a desk. Experts believe that adolescents under the age of 18 are not suitable for myopia surgery because they are in the growth and development stage and their eye axes may still lengthen. If this type of myopic person blindly undergoes laser treatment or myopia surgery when the refractive power of the eye has not yet completely stabilized, there is a high possibility that he or she will develop myopia again after the surgery, and the stability of the effect of the myopia surgery cannot be guaranteed.

Method 2: Laser surgery is not recommended for myopic friends over 50 years old. Because after the age of 50, the incidence of cataracts gradually increases, and the eye's regulatory function gradually weakens, "presbyopia" begins to appear and worsens. For this group of people, correcting myopia through laser surgery actually does more harm than good.

Method 3: In addition to the age limit, laser myopia surgery can only be performed if the following three conditions are met at the same time:

1. Myopia 100-1400 degrees, astigmatism within 600 degrees, hyperopia within 600 degrees, and the refractive state has been relatively stable in the past two years;

2. All eye conditions meet the surgical criteria after preoperative examination;

3. Examination shows that there are no contraindications to laser surgery for myopia, such as no active eye inflammation (including acute conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc.); no keratoconus, severe dry eye, etc.; no severe amblyopia with extremely poor corrected visual acuity; no scar constitution, collagen disease; no exophthalmos, incomplete eyelid closure, cyclops, etc.

?As long as myopia patients meet all the conditions of preoperative examination, they can undergo myopia surgery regardless of the season or time. Of course, it is better to have the surgery during the winter or summer vacation or the Golden Week holiday, because the longer the rest time, the more conducive it is to postoperative recovery.