Hi Doc,

I never knew that people who has myopia are at an increase risk for retinal detachment that just sounds really scary and worries me. I did lasik about 5 years ago, and before that my vision was 6.25 and 6.75, so does this mean that I might have retinal detachment some day? Also I notice that my left eye is getting blurry. I went to the doctor and he said that my vision is now 1.25, can I wear contacts in that eye? Will wearing contacts after lasik increase retinal detachment? Thanks for any clarification.

>Actually - your comments on the 1mm
>= 3 diopters is geared toward
>the formula we use to pick
>intraocular lenses for cataract surgery.
>With the formula, if you mismeasure
>the axial length by 1mm, then
>you will end up with a
>3 diopter surprise. The
>average axial length is 22-24 mm.
> A long eye is considered
>to be above 24mm. As
>the length of the eye increases,
>a person ends up at higher
>risk of a retinal detachment. This
>is because the same amount of
>retinal tissue is made for everyone,
>so that persons with longer eyes
>have their retina under slightly more
>stretch. I do not
>think there will be any treatments
>to shrink the length of the
>eye. However, there are advances such
>as lenses placed inside the eye
>or even inside the cornea.
>I hope this helps

>Best of luck

>Bill Trattler, MDMiami, FL