A member asked:

I used to had very less dry eyes and also minor floaters now its fading away but is it mean that i am not eligible for refractive surgery ?

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You are too: Young to have refractive surgery. Age limit is 18 years. Dryness and floaters are not contraindications for this surgery. You can have lasik in a few years.

Answered 10/15/2013

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Problems are not : Typical of dry eyes ; floaters at your age….. Must see an ophthalmologist for proper dx. I personally do not keep the age 18 as the limit for laser. Simple myopia stabilizes after 7-8 years of start of glasses. Hyperopia can have laser @ any age depending on diagnosis. A person becoming myopic at age 16 does not become stable till age 22-24. Keratoconus ; pathological myopia are different.

Answered 1/21/2017

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