What surgical options are available for correcting myopia?
Disease description:
I have been wearing myopic corrective glasses for half a year and have noticed significant eye protrusion; I no longer wish to wear glasses. Therefore, I would like to ask: What surgical options are available for correcting myopia?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Chen You
Currently, the most commonly performed myopia correction surgeries in clinical practice are laser surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. First, laser corneal refractive surgery primarily employs either excimer laser or femtosecond laser—or a combination of both—to reshape the cornea’s curvature, thereby correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. Second, IOL implantation is suitable for patients with high myopia and typically involves implanting an anterior chamber phakic IOL to improve corrected visual acuity.
