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How bad could your eyes have to be to not be able to get laser eye surgery?

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See below.: The fda has approved laser vision correction between 1 to 14 diopters for myopia (nearsightedness), and 1 to 6 diopters for hyperopia (farsightedness). Most surgeons are more conservative than these limits and find the best results for less than 9 diopters for myopia and less than 4 diopters for hyperopia.

Dr Scartozzi and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/18/2015

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