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A member asked:
My little brother is 12 and has glasses, he wants surgery. can he have it?
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Not yet: Only adults can have laser vision correction. At 12 years old, he is very likely to change as he ages. Most people's vision stablilizes in the late teen's or early 20's.
Answered 4/24/2016
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