Is 1.25 and 2.00 Astigmatism Mild or Moderate? Intralase Good for Me?

There are several falacies regarding the lasers ability to correct astigmatism that carry over from our early days with Lasik and PRK in the 1990's. An astigmatism is, essentially, a minor warpage or uneven shape in the human cornea. As a result of the individual variation of this unevenness from one patient to another or even one eye to another, in the early days, the lasers were not sophisticated enough to measure this and treat it completely. I had a good bit of astigmatism and was... more

At my center, we consider 1-2 of astigmatism moderate, and greater than 2 high. so you're moderate in one, and high in the other eye (the parameters for astigmatism are lower than for myopia) astigmatism shouldn't change with age. if it does, you've got a disease called kerataconus and cannot get LASIK you can have LASIK with a metal blade or cut a LASIK flap with a laser which is called IntraLase for mild to moderate astigmatism, but for high astigmatism, LASEK works better this... more

Assuming you are a good candidate, in terms of your corneal thickness and shape, LASIK would be a good option for you. You have a low amount of astigmatism which can be very accurately corrected.