Who is a good candidate for refractive surgery?

The patient’s refractive power must have been stable for at least year. For most patients, stabilization occurs between the ages of 18 and 21. Children should never undergo PRK or LASIK surgery as they as still developing physically, meaning that their myopia or astigmatism are similarly increasing. Furthermore, healing responses and processes in children are likely to be far more aggressive than in adults which may potentially lead to regression and/or scarring, especially with treatments such as PRK, LASEK or epi-LASIK.