Can I still have myopia surgery if myopia is over 600 degrees?

We often say that myopia above 600 degrees is called high myopia, but the reason why myopia above 600 degrees is classified as high myopia is not just as simple as giving it another name.

In addition to the troubles of ordinary myopia patients, patients with high myopia and ultra-high myopia may also bear more risks. Compared with patients without high myopia, patients with high myopia have a higher chance of developing eye diseases such as retinal detachment and macular hemorrhage.

Can I have myopia surgery if myopia is over 600 degrees?

Some myopic friends may start to worry, is it still possible to undergo myopia surgery if the myopia is over 600 degrees?

sure!

Currently, the two mainstream myopia surgery methods, laser myopia surgery and ICL lens implantation, can both correct myopia above 600 degrees. Among them, laser myopia surgery can correct myopia below 1200 degrees and astigmatism below 600 degrees, while ICL lens implantation can correct myopia below 1800 degrees and astigmatism below 600 degrees.

Liu Hongting, a doctor, associate chief physician, master's supervisor, and deputy director of the refractive department of the Aier Eye Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University (Aier Eye Hospital Group Hubei Headquarters), said: This does not mean that every patient with high myopia can undergo myopia surgery. As for whether an individual can undergo myopia surgery and which type of myopia surgery he can undergo, he still needs to go to the hospital for a preoperative examination to judge.

What should you pay attention to if you have high myopia?

Generally speaking, patients with high myopia have longer eye axes than those without high myopia, and their posterior sclera is weaker, which increases the risk of various eye diseases. Therefore, we recommend that people with high myopia follow the doctor's advice to check the fundus regularly. In addition, you should also pay attention to not doing confrontational or strenuous exercise and pay close attention to your eye condition.

Zhang Qingsong, deputy chief physician, member of the Refractive Subcommittee of the Ophthalmology Committee of the China Association of Non-public Medical Institutions, and director of the Refractive Department of the Aier Eye Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University (Aier Eye Hospital Group Hubei Headquarters), reminds: The above precautions have nothing to do with whether or not to have myopia surgery. Whether it is a high myopia patient who has undergone myopia surgery or a high myopia patient who has not undergone myopia surgery, they need to pay more attention to their eye condition than non-high myopia patients.

Because the eye conditions of patients with high myopia are often more complicated than those of patients without high myopia, more factors need to be considered before, during and after myopia surgery and they cannot be treated casually.