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If i get laser eye surgery will i ever need to wear glasses again?
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Yes: You may have a change in the vision after surgery (some time delay for this) called regression which can reproduce some of the original need for eyeglasses. When you are past age 40, you will definitely need reading glasses which is age related and not due to failure of the lasik.
Answered 12/2/2012
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