What is the best time for myopic surgery?
In the increasingly developing modern society, myopia has become one of the main problems affecting people's vision health. Eye hospitals are gradually using myopia surgery to correct myopia, but patients often do not know what is the best time for surgery. The following will elaborate on the best opportunity for myopia surgery from four aspects: age, visual stability, eye health and surgical selection.
Age
Age is an important factor in judging myopia surgery. Generally speaking, the timing of myopic surgery for adults is relatively flexible. As long as they are 18 years old, have stable vision and good eye health, they can consider surgery. For adolescents under 18 years of age, being younger is not necessarily the best time for surgery, because their eyeballs are still in the development stage, and the eye axis will still change, so surgery can be performed only after the eye axis is stable. Therefore, the best operation time for teenagers is usually between 18 and 22 years old.
In addition, some adult patients will worry about presbyopia after surgery. Presbyopia is a condition that weakens near vision with age, but surgery will not lead to presbyopia in advance. Therefore, age will not be an obstacle to myopia surgery.
Visual stability
The stability of vision is an important index for myopia surgery. If the patient's vision is still declining or the eye axis continues to extend, the effect of surgery may not be sustainable. Therefore, the best time for myopia surgery is at the stage of stable vision.
Understanding the stability of vision can be determined through regular eye examinations. If the optometry results of two consecutive years are similar, and the vision does not decline significantly, then the vision can be considered stable, and surgery can be considered.
Eye health
The state of eye health is an important factor to judge whether it is suitable for myopia surgery. Patients with other eye diseases may not be suitable for surgery, because surgery will cause some damage to eye tissue. Common eye diseases include corneal diseases, glaucoma, fundus diseases, etc. Before considering myopic surgery, it is necessary to evaluate the eye health through professional ophthalmic examination.
In addition, patients with dry eye also need to consider surgery carefully. Dry eye is a common eye disease, which can lead to dry eyes, pain and other uncomfortable symptoms. During the operation, the corneal nerve will be damaged, further aggravating the symptoms of dry eye. Therefore, patients with dry eye need to consider surgery after treatment of dry eye.
Surgical selection
Choosing a suitable surgical method is also an important factor in considering myopia surgery. At present, the common myopia surgery methods in ophthalmic hospitals include laser corneal refractive surgery and lens implantation. If the corneal thickness is enough and the diopter is moderate, laser corneal refractive surgery is a common and effective choice; If the cornea is thin or the diopter is high, lens implantation may be more suitable.
Therefore, before considering myopic surgery, a comprehensive ophthalmic examination should be carried out to understand your own eye health and the appropriate surgical method, so as to select the most suitable myopic surgery scheme.
Summary
The best time for myopic surgery should consider factors such as age, visual stability, eye health and surgical choice. Generally speaking, adults can consider surgery when their vision is stable and their eyes are in good health, while teenagers need to wait until the eye axis is stable before surgery. Before the operation, a comprehensive ophthalmic examination should be carried out to determine the applicability of the operation and the most suitable surgical method. Through scientific and reasonable selection, myopia surgery can be carried out under the guidance of doctors, so as to achieve better vision health.
