Does your vision have to be 20/20 to be a surgeon and will LASIK be a good option for bad eyesight?

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Mazin Yaldo, MD · Answer

Being a surgeon requires
excellent vision.  Some types of
surgeons require more excellent vision than others.  Microsurgeons such as ophthalmologists, neurosurgeons and
vascular surgeons need particularly sharp vision.  Know that people who have 20/25 or even 20/30 see very well,
and in my opinion can function quite well as surgeons, again, depending on the
visual demands.  Orthopedic
surgeons, for example, tend to work with larger instruments, and heavier
sutures, which may allow for less than 20/20 vision.

And, as time goes on, we
are seeing more “robotic” surgery (ie DaVinci) in various fields, which will
extend a mortal surgeons’ limited dexterity (and possibly vision) to superhuman
levels.

Martin L. Fox, MD · Answer

Ocular microsurgery is a precise art that requires excellent vision from the surgeon. LASIK is the perfect safe and predictable treatment of myopia, astigmatism and hyperopia.

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