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How bad is it to be overcorrected at 42 years old for lasik for myopia? +0.5x-0.5 is the left eye result. worried how bad presbyopia will be now.
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Ask your LASIK : Surgeon since it can be normal immediately after surgery to be slightly hyperopic. And you are almost perfectly emmetropic with a spherical equivalent of +0.25 also at age 42 you are likely going to needed +1.00 reading glasses.
Answered 10/9/2013
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Lasik: Your residual prescription is minimal and should not cause any significant issues.
Answered 11/21/2013
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