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Can You Get Better Than 20/20 Vision Using LASIK?

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Many patients achieve better than 20/20 vision after LASIK

20/40 vision is what is legal to drive in most states without glasses. It means that what the average person can see at 40 feet, the person with 20/40 vision needs to be at 20 feet in order to be able to see that same object. 20/20 is average good vision. Many of our patients achieve 20/15 or better using Custom WaveFront laser treatment. This type of treatment is, I believe, is the best. Custom WaveFront treatment uses technology originally designed to re-tune the Hubble Telescope. It is 25... more

Some patients achieve better than 20/20 vision with iLASIK

Yes – some patients, especially younger patients, achieve better than 20/20 vision. Many of our patients have achieved better than 20/20 vision with the most advanced procedure, iLASIK.

Can a Patient Achieve Better Than 20/20 Vision Following LASIK

The short answer to this question is yes, provided that the patients retina is capable of seeing better than 20/20 prior to the surgery. I like to look at the main goal of Laser Vision Correction(Lasik or PRK) surgery as getting as many of the light rays that enter the eye to focus on the retina as possible. Of ocurse, prior to surgery, these same light rays are coming into focus all over the place, thus the blurred vision. Modern day lasers are terrific at not only correcting... more

Anthony J. Kameen, MD

Baltimore Ophthalmologist

www.kameen.com

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Yes. Many patients can see better than 20/20 after LASIK.

Visual outcomes vary but the vast majority of patients see 20/20 or better after LASIK- Without glasses. Many patients see 20/15. Not everyone is able to see 20/15 or even 20/20 with glasses before LASIK so those patients may not see as well as most others after Lasik. Nearly all patients are free of glasses for distance.

Better than 20/20 vision after Lasik

I have had many patients see 20/15 or better following Lasik or Lasek. For most patients, the best vision that can be achieved with contact lenses or glasses before surgery is a good indicator of what is possible following laser vision correction.

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