Laser Eye Surgery

Laser eye surgery has become a popular means of correcting vision. Over 100,000 people a year in the UK elect to have their vision corrected through laser eye surgery.

There are a number of factors that affect the stability of your prescription. This is commonly called refractive instability and may delay your decision for laser eye surgery.

1. Up to the age of 20 years, an eye prescription could still be changing and so it is inadvisable to undergo eye laser surgery before the age of 20 years.

2. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding may have unstable vision at this time.

3. People whose hormones are altering due to diabetes or disease or if medication is being taken that has an effect on vision.

4. People who regularly participate in contact sports such as boxing, rugby, martial arts where jarring of the head is possible. Accuvision have developed a special corrective laser eye surgery treatment plan called Accuwave™ surface treatment that overcomes these problems.

5. People who have thin corneas. Accuvision have developed a special corrective laser eye surgery treatment plan to overcome the limitations of thin corneas.

6. People who have large pupils. Accuvision use a specially designed laser that is able to offer a much wider treatment zone, overcoming the side effects that some people with large pupils experience after laser eye surgery.