Refractive Eye Surgery - Who Qualifies?

To qualify for phakic lenses a patient must fulfill certain requirements, for example:

• The eyes must not have changed significantly in the last few years. Younger people cannot undergo intraocular contact lens implantation surgery because their eyes are still growing.
• The eyes must have a normal pressure.
• The iris must be normal.
• The size of the pupil must be within a certain range.
• The patient must not have a retinal detachment.

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