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Originally Posted by Calgary Highlander
Can a person with severe astigmatism be a good candidate for laser eye surgery?
My glasses and contacts are unbelievably expensive. ~$700 for a years supply of contact lenses and the last pair of glasses I purchased was upwards ~$1000 ($300 frames and $700 for lenses).
Even just aside from the convenience of never wearing glasses, I'm starting to think there is a good just to get the surgery done and not worry about the yearly cost of lenses and glasses.
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It wholly dependent on your prescription and the thickness of your cornea. For the most part Astigmatism up to -4.00 can be corrected but if you have significant Myopia as well that number goes down.
There is also combination surgeries. PRK + Implantable Contact Lens that could combine to fully correct the vision.
If you are older and losing your near vision you could opt for Refractive Lens Exchange as well (essentially Cataract surgery without having Cataracts).