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What is the minimum age for LASIK surgery? And what is the cost in India?? Can children do it??? Thank you
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Minimum age is 18 years worldwide. But that's not the only criteria . Some of the others are :
- stable glass /contact lens prescription for around a year
- healthy cornea , confirmed by eye testing ,specially topography
- your eye power should match corneal thickness that can be used for doing LASIK.
cost varies from place to place , and depends on the procedure u opt for like PRK , LASIK , OR SMILE. BLADELESS , FEMTO ASSISTED ,ETc.
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Minimum age is 18 years provided power is stable and corneal parameters permit
Cost varies from place to place and also depends on type of LASIK
Children are not eligible for LASIK
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Hi , minimum age is 21 ,, two reasons for that . One is the power becomes stable usually around 21 and the other reason Is the patient is mature enough to undergo a surgery which is done under topical anaesthesia .( only drops )
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