Can refractive surgery lower retinal detachment risk?
NOV 23, 2014
Answer:
No, removing the nearsightedness will not make the eye anatomically different—it is still a very long eye and has more risk of detachment over time. The best thing is to have regular eye exams and to come in if any change in vision is noted. Depending on his age, an ICL (intraocular contact lens) is a possibility to treat his myopia if he wants to get out of this high prescription.