Your range of myopia still permits your case to be considered for LASIK surgery.
However, several other factors will have to be taken into consideration before a surgeon can pronounce you suitable for LASIK. These include the thickness of your cornea, the shape of your cornea and your overall eye health. At these levels of myopia, other techniques should be considered as well, which include implantable collamer lens (ICL). Each technique has their own unique set of pros and cons and would be best explored after a thorough eye evaluation and through discussions with your refractive eye surgeon.
You would like to know that not all eye specialist centres charge over $100 for a LASIK evaluation. It would be worth your while to make some enquiries as some centres charge $19 for an evaluation.
My attitude towards collagen cross-linking is that it’s a good option to try to reduce risks of post-LASIK ectasia but it should not be used by an eye surgeon to justify modifying the regular exclusion criteria used to advise patients against have LASIK.
I wish you every success in your search for spectacle independence.
Dr David Chan
