Laser Eye Surgery UK

I am farsighted and it’s a severe case. My glasses prescription is plus 5. My eye doctor told me not to get laser surgery because my case was so severe. I’ve heard laser surgery is not that good for people with farsightedness. Is this true/will this change in the future?

There are three areas of concern with large hyperopic corrections. 1. As per other answers, central cornea needs to be steepened as opposed to flattened. 2. The cornea can only be steepened so far. 3. Many young patients suffer from latent hyperopia - in other words, you may be +5.00 at the moment, but in fact when the accommodative nature of the eye is precluded during a cyclo refraction, you may in fact have a much higher prescription.

So, one needs to establish the complete prescription, if there is little to no difference between your current and cyclo refractions then you have the potential for a decent treatment. Secondly, you will need a flat cornea, fortunately this is a typical attribute of large hyperopic patients. Thirdly and most importantly is your choice of treatment provider. This decision from your perspective is relatively simple - there is only one laser platform in the world that can accurately deal with large hyperopic prescriptions - an Allegretto Wavelight.

Find yourself a laser provider that uses the Wavelight Allegretto and go from there.

Depending on where in the world you are, I may be able to recommend not only who uses these platforms but also some reputable clinics to choose from.

Kind regards

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hi, i want to be a firefighter or a police constable when i am older but i have bad sight . how old do you have to be in the UK to have laser eye sugery and can you become a police officer or a fire fighter if you wear contact lenses??? Thanks

Footprintz is correct about the age thing, but regarding the services jobs I don’t think they’re too keen on recruiting those who have poor vision.
I applyed for the Police Specials earlier in the year but was rejected because I wear contacts (I think it’s something to do with if your contacts come out during some action, then you’ll be pretty much useless). Wait until your optician says you’re ready for surgery then go for it.

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Im pretty young, 16, but my vision is HORRIBLE and i mean horrible ( -4.5) Without my glasses or contacts i can’t see anything. I’m waiting to turn 21 so i can be eligible for laser eye surgery but I heard once you get surgery and years later when your vision gets blurry again you cant wear glasses or contacts! Is this true?

First off, don’t worry, -4.50 is well within the range of what they can do with a laser. (I was a -6.50, and the surgeon sorta scoffed and said "you’re not that bad").
Secondly, absolutely not true: you can wear glasses after surgery, or contacts (although sometimes the contacts don’t fit as well because of the shape of the cornea afterwards). Glasses won’t necessarily fix all the resultant problems, for instance glare or haloes at night, but there’s absolutely no reason you can’t wear them afterwards.

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