Can a Patient Be Too Young or Too Old to Have LASIK?

At North County Laser Eye Associates, one of the questions we are most commonly asked by prospective patients is – What is the ideal age for a patient to undergo LASIK? – Popular variations of that question include — Am I too young to have LASIK? and — Am I too old to have LASIK?

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has, with good reason, not approved LASIK to be performed on patients under the age of 18, the truth is that age by itself does not generally preclude...Read More