What are the risks in getting Laser Eye Surgery performed under 21 years of age?!

Question: What are the risks in getting Laser Eye Surgery performed under 21 years of age?

I'm 17 in a month and I'm considering having LASEK as soon as I'm of age, I'm quite adamant about having it done as soon as possible because my eyes need to be better than -1 diopters to pass a medical screening process for a job that I'm after. (Before motivation and the obvious questions come out, this is a job that I'm willing to give my left testicle for, and at that, for my entire life). However, I'm trying to explore the risks in having surgery performed before 21. As it stands, my eyes haven't gotten worse in over 3 years.

Answers:

The only actual risk is that it won't last very long if your eyes haven't stopped changing, as is usually the case up until the mid 20's. Because Lasik only corrects what is there at the time, not future changes.

You may be one of the lucky ones , being as your vision is already stable, or seems to be.

You will still have other criteria to meet before you would be a good candidate, such as corneal thickness and tear film quality.

Once you turn 18 , you can find out a lot more about your eligibility from the laser clinic of your choice.

Optician

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What are the risks in getting Laser Eye Surgery performed under 21 years of age?!

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