A lady wants LASIK surgery for her daughter. All the following are indications for performing LASIK surgery, EXCEPT:
Age of 15 years
Myopia of 4 Diopters
Stable refraction for 1 year
Corneal thickness of 600 microns
Currently FDA has approved the use of LASIK only in people above 18 years of age. Indications for performing LASIK includes myopia, myopic astigmatism and hyperopia. Hyperopia ranging upto 6 diopters is correctible but at a higher level of attempted correction, predictability is reduced. Ref: Lasik: Fundamentals, Surgical Techniques, and Complications By Dimitri T. Aza, Page 92; Lasik - Principles and Techniques By Lucio Bur a Ho, Page 25.