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Can you do laser eye surgery if you wear contacts?

I heard that wearing contacts damages / cuts / weakens the main muscle that is worked on when you get laser eye surgery. If i wear contacts for the next 5 or 6 years, can i still do laser eye surgery? provided i am of reccomended age?

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1. Yes you can. Your eyes will change a lot until you reach the age of 25 or so and then they will tend to stabilize whether you wear contacts or not. The only thing that can really weaken a muscle is bad nutrition. Many people go from wearing contacts to getting the procedure done. You will have to wear glasses for a short period before getting tested and the surgery, but that's about it. good luck to you
2. Laser surgery doesn't do anything to any muscle....it is done on the cornea. As long as you wear your contacts wisely so as not to cause any severe corneal damage , there shouldn't be a problem.
3. 'Yes you can.' They will never say 'yes you can' straight away. If you are the wrong age, have a cornea that's too thin or any other issue then you will be advised not to have surgery. 'Your eyes will change a lot until you reach the age of 25 or so and then they will tend to stabilize whether you wear contacts or not.' There is no scientific evidence that at the age of 25 eyesight for everyone stabilises. If you check any research or reputable website you can see amplitude of accommodation for the average person constantly decreases from birth until death. The rate is fastest from 0-20 years of age. But a decrease of 2 diopters every five years from then on is not the same as having stable vision (as suggested by the previous answer.) 'The only thing that can really weaken a muscle is bad nutrition.' Has this guy ever been in a hospital or met anyone who wears glasses? If he wished to learn more about muscles some experience in the area would help him. For example those patients inside a hospital that for whatever reason have to stay bed bound for more than a few days get in trouble with all their muscles. That's why during this period of immobility a nurse will try to move the limbs to help maintain their function. A lot of long term patients however lose the ability to walk and need physiotherapy to help regain their ability to move/walk. As with regards to people who wear glasses. Due to spending all day with a fixed glance through their lenses and the lack of visual field due to limitations imposed by the frame of the glasses... the eyemuscles of the person will typically be less effective than other people with normal vision. The previous answer is suggesting that the only reason for this to happen is poor diet. I know some of the healthiest eaters around can wear glasses and surely anyone reading this question will know enough people who wear glasses to disprove this theory held by him. 'good luck to you' Yes you will good luck if your surgeon matches the observational skills and common sense of the previous answer.