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My prescription for my right eye went up by 0.25. Will that prevent me from getting LASIK?

Rdoan7May 4, 2019
My prescription has been stable for 2 years now, except my OS went from -5.50 to -5.75. I really want to get LASIK because I have to wear safety goggles when I work and wearing glasses really hurts at the end of the day. I've heard that 0.25 is barely noticeable, but would a LASIK surgeon perform the operation on someone that has went from -5.50 to -5.75? I've been wearing the same glasses for two years.

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Dr. Jay Bansal, MD
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Answered on May 21, 2019
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Dr. Ahad Mahootchi, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Answered on May 15, 2019
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