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I want lasik, but i've been told my prescription should be stable. what does stable mean?
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Stable prescription: Your prescription should not have changed more than 0.5 diopter over a year period.
Answered 1/7/2013
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Not changing: One never wants to do surgery on a moving target. At 34 years of age your eyes should be "stable." you can prove this to yourself and your doctor by having glasses or contact prescriptions comparred from a yesr or two ago to your current correction. If the same, things are stable.
Answered 4/17/2016
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