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lasik eye surgery/vision correction surgery?

I was wondering how old you have to be to lasik eye surgery or any vision correction surgery. I'm 15 years old but my vision is just so bad its something like 8.25/8 i've had glasses since kindergarden and i hate having glasses. also how much would it cost? thanks in advance

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1. Well, you have to be finished growing first , and your prescription has to have been stable for about 2 years in a row....so usually, that wouldn't be until your mid 20's...so you have almost another 10 years to go , give or take a couple. It averages $1200.00 to $1500.00 per eye now , but who knows what it will be in another 8 years.
2. Generally they want your vision to be stable (no changes in prescription) for at least a year, preferably longer. By this time, a person is usually in their early 20's (some people's vision never really completely stabilizes). You are pretty close to the limit of what they can fix using lasik, there may be other procedures that would be better for you. By the time you are old enough, they may have improved the procedures as well. Anyway, you could try contacts until then.