Study Revealed LASIK Still Effective After Age 40

More and more baby boomers are having LASIK surgery into their 50s, and 60s. For the first time, a large study looked at the safety and effectiveness of LASIK after age 40.

According to the study in the Journal of Ophthalmology, people are most likely never too old for some form of LASIK, as long as they have realistic expectations.

The study looked at people ages 40 to 70 who had some type of LASIK surgery done, and the vast majority did great.

“It all has to do with the changes in vision that take place as we get older,” CBS4’s Dr. Dave Hnida said. “We need reading glasses and our corneas are different. Our eyes don’t focus as well and we lose night vision.”

The study’s advice is for older people to be realistic. LASIK may not get older folks back to 20/20. About 80 percent of people over age 40 do have a good result, which is slightly less than someone younger, but just slightly.

“You may want to try monovision LASIK,” Hnida said. “Correct one eye for distance and one eye for close up. No bifocals or reading glasses.”

Hnida said before people try monovision, they may want to try special contacts that correct each eye differently to make sure they can adjust to it.

Source: CBS 4 Denver 

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