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What is the best surgery for astigmatism?

I have astigmatism. What is the best surgery for astigmatism?

3 Answers

There is LASIK astigmatism refractive surgery or implantable lenses that may be an option for you. In order to determine which surgery is available to you or if you are a candidate for any astigmatism surgery, you should meet with an ophthalmologist/refractive surgeon in order to have your eyes dilated, pressures checked, corneal thickness measured, and a refraction completed. The amount of astigmatism present as well as the location of the astigmatism will provide you and the surgeon the options that are currently present.
Like any technology, refractive surgery has changed and improved over the past many years. As an example, EVO Visian® ICL is the latest in vision correction surgery that is clinically proven to correct common vision problems such as nearsightedness (myopia) and astigmatism using an FDA-approved implantable lens. Whether your surgeon is using this procedure is something that you will have to discuss with him or her.
Good luck and best wishes.
Refractive Lasik
It varies with the conditions of your corneas and the experience of your surgeon.