Can I Get Lasik Eye Surgery If I Am Farsighted?
So most people are hearing that lasik surgery is only good for near sighted folks. The truth about lasik surgery is really quite simple. If you are wearing corrective lenses, regardless if you are farsighted or nearsighted there is a great chance you are eligible for lasik eye surgery. We need to clear something up real quick. Just what is farsightedness? Growing up I wore glasses, thick glasses I might add, and I was always confused as to what the difference is between nearsighted and farsighted. If you think about the names of each of these conditions, it really is quite simple. Nearsightedness is when you are able to focus on things that are near or close to you. Farsightedness is just the opposite of that; you can focus on things that are farther away from you. Both of these conditions can be fixed with lasik surgery. There only a few cases where a person suffers from farsightedness that lasik eye surgery will not be able to help a person. Farsightedness is a little more complicate
