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When does someone qualify for corrective eye surgery?

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Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

LASIK: Depening on your eye glasses prescription (how long eye is, amount of astigmatism [curvature of cornea or lens is not spherical), pre-operative risk factors (ie, any dry eye, autoimmune, Herpes history, etc), your eyeMD can determine if you are a candidate. More info: eyedoc2020@blogspot.com

Answered 1/4/2015

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