Again and again, we hear people saying that Lasik is the “cure” for their myopia. Although the right term is “correct” your vision, it does not matter to them what it means as long as they can see clearly without glasses.
Lasik is but a cosmetic surgery that permanently reshapes your corneal, just like contact lenses do when you wear them. As far as the eye is concerned, its still myopic, ie its still abnormally elongated, and continues to subject our eyes at higher risk of eye blinding diseases like glaucoma, retina detachment etc.
Its always worrying that many parents feels that its ok for their children’s myopia to continue its rapid progression, as they will JUST send them for lasik when they are 18…
Is more health education needed?
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