Are you a good Lasik eye surgery candidates?
Visual strength of FDA-approved for Lasik
Lasik is limited in the amount of vision it can
correct. The FDA limit who can not undergo the Lasik according to the severity of their myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism.
● More than – 14.00 Diopter of Myopia
● More than + 6.00 Diopter of Hyperopia
● More than 6.00 Diopter of Astigmatism
Myopia :
Of all myopic people, about 90% have corrections less than -6.00
diopters. The classifications of severity for myopia
● Mild Myopia : < – 3.00 diopters
● Moderate Myopia : – 3.00 to – 6.00 diopters
● High Myopia : – 6.00 to – 9.00 diopters
● Extreme Myopia : > – 9.00 diopters
Astigmatism :
Of all myopic people, 50% or more have astigmatism as well, most
of these people have corrections of less than 1 diopter. The
classifications of severity for astigmatism
● Mild Astigmatism : <1.00 diopters
● Moderate Astigmatism : 1.00 to 2.00 diopters
● High Astigmatism : 2.00 to 4.00 diopters
● Extreme Astigmatism : < 4.00 diopters
Hyperopia :
The classifications of severity for hyperopia
● Mild Hyperopia : +1.00 D to +2.00
● Moderate Hyperopia : +2.00 D to +4.00
● High Hyperopia : +4.00 D to +5.00
● Extreme Hyperopia : > +5.00 D
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