I had my lasik done 3 months ago. Still have -1 and -1.5 eye numbers. I wana know if enhancement could help me get rid of these numbers too as i dnt want to go back to contacts again. Plz any one tell me what is enhancement and can any one after lasik having some number could go for it?
thanks.

Hey there - based on the numbers you have given I'd say you are a candidate for enhancement for sure. I am not sure what is involved in the enhancement process, other than the refractive damage being removed. Not sure if they use the same flap or create a new one etc. I'd make an appointment with your optomistrist or clinic where your original lasik was done and discuss. Good luck.

An enhancement is additional surgery. The potential risks and benefits of enhancement surgery is virtually the same as the first surgery with some minor exceptions. One is that if your first surgery was Lasik, the surgeon will not be required to create a new flap. The existing flap will be lifted. The other is that the doctor now knows more precisely how your cornea will respond to the laser energy. This can make the outcome a bit more predictable. We have an article about enhancements on our website http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/enhancement.htm

Before you have an enhancement, you need to determine exactly why you are so far off of plano (no refractive error). If you were originally more than about 6.00 diopters myopic (nearsighted, shortsighted), then this may be due to expected regression. If you were originally hyperopic (farsighted, longsighted) more regression can probably be expected. If the doctor simply missed the target, you are going to want to know why and if the cause will affect enhancement surgery.

If you are at or near age 40, you may want to keep this slightly myopic vision. Perhaps even in only one eye. You should read http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/sudden_presbyopia.htm about the need for reading glasses and http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-monovision.htm about a technique to reduce the need for reading glasses.

Glenn Hagele
http://USAEyes.org
Patient Advocacy & Surgeon Certification

I am not a doctor.