I am getting corrective laser eye surgery (in about a year and a half) and at the moment my vision is 6/24 (20/80). I am wondering if surgery would right this to AND beyond 6/6 (20/20).
Is is doable to get better than 6/6 (20/20) vision owing to corrective laser eye surgery at all?
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Yes many people that have had LASIK see 20/15 a few see 20/10. You need to question about custom LASIK. Your eye has aberrations besides the sphere and cylinder that we right with glasses and contacts. Custom LASIK addresses these aberrations. On every laser eye procedure, the general practitioner is going to attempt to give you the best vision doable. This has more to do with accuracy than over correction as one of the additional posters seems to reckon.
The second post is more accurate than the first post for sure.
It is NOT uncommon to obtain 20/15 or even 20/10 vision from Lasik.
That said, it is likely, depending on your age, and additional factors, whether your vision will remain that that level. Some procedures result in perfect vision and then slowly revert to a level slightly at or above 20/20. In most cases, though, it seems that patients that have the procedure are pleased, with the main complaint being “dry-eye”
I suppose it is theoretically doable, but you’re never going to find a doctor who is willing to do it. The surgery really “shaves” off a part of your cornea, and any decent doctor is going to insist on taking off the minimum amount required to obtain excellent vision.