Wuhan Tongji Hospital Eye Department - Do you still need to wear glasses after myopia correction?
In modern society, myopia has become a common vision problem. Many people use glasses or contact lenses for correction, but these methods only temporarily improve their vision. For those who want to completely correct myopia, surgical correction becomes a feasible option. The Ophthalmology Department of Wuhan Tongji Hospital is a hospital specializing in providing ophthalmic corrective surgery. However, many people still worry about whether they still need to wear glasses after surgical correction. This paper will elaborate on this issue from four aspects.
Principle of surgical correction
Laser surgery and lens replacement surgery are two main ways to correct myopia. Laser surgery improves myopia by reshaping the cornea, while lens replacement surgery replaces the lens of the eye with a suitable transparent intraocular lens. Both of these operations can significantly improve the vision of myopic patients.
However, these operations cannot completely eliminate the possibility of myopia. Surgical correction can only reduce the degree of the patient to a certain range, and cannot achieve completely normal vision. Therefore, even if surgical correction is performed, glasses may also be required under certain circumstances.
Glasses are required in certain cases
First of all, surgical correction cannot completely eliminate visual problems. The above-mentioned surgery can only reduce the degree of myopia to a certain extent, and there may still be astigmatism or other visual problems to a certain extent. If the patient still feels blurred vision or has other visual problems after surgical correction, the doctor may recommend wearing glasses to improve vision.
Secondly, it is necessary to decide whether to wear glasses according to individual conditions. Age, vision requirements and job requirements all affect whether patients need to wear glasses. The lens of young people still has good adjustment ability, and they can generally obtain good far vision after surgery, but they may also need to wear glasses when they have high myopia or require strong near vision. However, older patients may still need to wear glasses to obtain better near vision even if they undergo surgical correction due to the deterioration of lens accommodation.
In addition, surgical correction cannot solve the visual problems caused by some eye diseases. For example, if the patient suffers from glaucoma, cataract and other diseases at the same time, surgical correction only improves myopia, but still needs to wear glasses to deal with the visual problems caused by these other diseases.
Individual differences and myopia recurrence
Finally, before considering whether to wear glasses, we also need to consider individual differences and the possibility of myopia recurrence. The physiological structure of each person's eyes is different, and the effect of surgical correction on vision will also be different. Some people may get good vision recovery after surgery, and basically do not need to wear glasses, but some people may need to wear auxiliary glasses to get the best vision.
In addition, myopia may recur in the process of growth and development. Surgical correction can only correct adult myopia, but the development process of adolescent eyes has not completely ended, which may lead to the increase of myopia again, and further visual correction is required.
summary
To sum up, although surgical correction can significantly improve the vision of myopic patients, it does not mean that glasses can be completely removed in all cases. Depending on individual differences and surgical outcomes, patients may still need to wear glasses under certain circumstances. Therefore, before considering surgical correction of myopia, it is recommended that patients consult with professional doctors in detail to determine whether they need to wear glasses according to their personal conditions.
