dear sir,i have to join my training soon as i have qualified as a cadet in merchant navy. i have been given time for eye correction surgery by my sponsoring company. the requirements are 6/6 vision unaided in both the eyes. i just have -0.5d power in both the eyes. i see 6/6 line as readable but a bit hazy which results in sometimes a problem to read each word of the snellen line completely.now sir pleeez tell me if laser vision correction will help me or not.bcoz my power is too small.sir please advise me.
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Advanced laser vision correction is able to treat up to +6.00 diopters of hyperopia or farsightedness. It can also treat astigmatism up to six diopters and nearsightedness up to -12.00 diopters, depending on the laser chosen for the treatment. Of course it is necessary to otherwise be a good...
This is basically a BS marketing term designed to confuse the consumer, which i therefore resent.
the only true "no touch" technique is not even PRK, as you have to remove the epithelium somehow, and normally that's by touching it. when i was a medical student at Columbia in...