“Can nearsighted vision be improved?”
I am a 19 year old female. I have nearsighted vision and wear contancts. Can nearsighted vision be improved?
7 Answers
Nearsighted (or myopic) patients can opt for glasses, contact or refractive surgery (ie lasik, PRK, SMILE, etc). Best to consider surgery when the prescription is stable and patient meets other criteria for surgery.
We typically recommend that people wait until their early 20s for laser vision correction
Alan J Franklin MD, PhD
Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
Diagnostic And Medical Clinic
1720 Springhill Ave. Suite 300
Mobile, AL 36604
Cell: 251-776-4455
Alan J Franklin MD, PhD
Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
Diagnostic And Medical Clinic
1720 Springhill Ave. Suite 300
Mobile, AL 36604
Cell: 251-776-4455
Yes, eye exercises and/or LASIK and PRK can correct nearsightedness if eyes
are healthy otherwise.
are healthy otherwise.
Yes. Glasses, contact lenses and refractive surgery can improve near
sightedness for the appropriate patient.
sightedness for the appropriate patient.
Nearsighted vision, myopia, can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. If you are elegible, your doctor can also consider laser eye surgery.
Yes
Hello! Yes your myopia can be improved! If you are a candidate, Corneal Refractive Therapy can help! CRT involves the fitting of a custom Contact Lens that you would sleep in at night. These lenses flatten your cornea while you sleep! When you wake up in the morning you remove the contact lenses, and your vision should be 20/20! You’ll have to wear the lenses every night to maintain your new Better Vision. If you stop wearing the contact lenses your myopia will go back to where it was, and possibly continue to worsen.
