Refractive Errors and Laser Vision Correction

In the United States, over 100 million people wear some type of glasses or contacts for their vision. Here are some of the refractive errors that cause them to have to wear corrective lens:

• Myopia-better known as nearsightedness. Far away objects will appear blurred.
• Hyperopia- better known as farsightedness. Distant objects are clear.
• Astigmatism- cornea blurs and distorts both distant and near objects.
• Presbyopia- blurring vision when close up such as reading or working at a computer

People who have any of these conditions are considering getting lasik eye surgery should talk to their doctor to see if they can or not. Some procedures can help and others cannot. Doctors have been coming out with more and more lasik surgery procedures just for these conditions. So read up and ask questions before jumping into an eye surgery.