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Tell me about laser eye surgery?

Hello
Im a male and 16 years old in may. My left eye is -1 and my right eye is -1.5. I only know that there are some surgeries that can make my eye sight good again. So could you please give me some general info on what surgeries would be possible for me. Also what age is ideal, what risks there are, price, and if I would have to repeat the surgery later on????
thank you

I’m not an optometrist or ophthalmologist, but I’m studying to be one, so I’ll answer your questions.

First, know that there are some requirements. If a person gets myopic during childhood, it will get progressively worse until the hormone, Human Growth Hormone, has stopped pumping. If you were to get your surgery before this happened, it would get worse right after. There are a few risks, such as dry eyes and difficulty seeing in the night. There are others, but these are the main ones. Keep in mind that your eyeball will remain myopic, which still leaves higher chances of retinal detachment. Prices vary, but when you get this, I recommend going to India. Their prices are cheap and they have the best eye surgeons in the world. They will cost anywhere between 2000 to 4000 dollars. I also recommend when choosing your surgeon, you find reviews, and remember that in the world of corrective eye surgery, expensive is good. You can have this surgery 2 times with today’s methods, since you cannot cut your cornea that much. I will tell you about the surgeries that many people use these days.

PRK

PRK, or Photorefractive keratectomy, is the oldest of the methods I will inform you fo. PRK, basically involves a small ablation into the corneal stroma with an excimer laser. Then the neccesary corrections are made. The people I would recommend this for are people who want less healing then LASEK and don’t like the risks of LASIK, and lower myopia like yours.
LASIK

LASIK, or Laser-Assisted in situ keratomileusis, is a newer method in which a flap in the cornea is made, and the corrections then made with an excimer laser. I personally would NOT recommend this to you, as this is a dangelasekprocedure and for higher myopia then yours.

LASEK

LASEK, or Laser-Assisted Sub-Epithelial Keratectomy is, in my opinion your best choice. It is the same as PRK, but instead, uses a 20% alcohol solution to loosen the epilitheium. Then corrections are made. These can correct everything from your myopia to much more severe myopia. I really hope you get LASEK, alasik you are not eligible for whatever reason, get LASIK.