Retinal Detachment...?
Question:
Also, are retinal detachments common or rare in children with a high prescription?
Answer:
Retinal detachments happen for a variety of reasons, but they have not been proven to be linked to LASIK/PRK, but have shown a slight increase of risk with intraocular lenses (I have not seen anything that references to the implantable contact lenses, only with cataract removal and intraocular lens placement).
I have been a moderate myope (-8.25 in one eye and -7.75 in the other) my entire life until my PRK last week. And that was actually one of my questions...would PRK increase my chances of a retinal detachment? I was told no.
I was also told that moderate and high myopes have a naturally higher risk with or without any ocular surgeries of having a retinal detachment occur, usually later in life. I've been told that I have myopic lattice degeneration in the "far periphery" of my retina and that also makes me a little higher risk for retinal detachment.
Your visual acuity (vision) doesn't have much to do with your risk for other anatomic ocular problems. Poor vision can be a symptom of other ocular problems (usually is), but not a cause.
Talk to your eye doctor.
having lasik makes absolutely zero difference as to whether or not you could have a retinal detachment (RD) later. your risk of RD is exactly the same after lasik as it was before lasik, regardless if you are 20/20 or not. so NO...being 20/20 does NOT make the risk of RD "go away". lasik just changes the shape of the front side of your eye (cornea) so that you see well. it does absolutely nothing to your retina.
phakic iols actually slightly *INCREASE* your chance of future RD...
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