20-year-old Europe 1 auditor, Lucie plans to treat her myopia with an eye operation but is worried about possible contraindications.
The ophthalmic surgeon Damien Gatinel answers his questions about the benefits of this operation at a very young age.
Lucie, a young listener from Europe 1, says she is faced with a dilemma, a kind of small impasse: myopic, she now wants to give up glasses but does not plan to switch to lenses to treat her disease. The young woman therefore thinks more and more seriously about the operation of the eyes. To answer his questions and doubts, Europe 1 contacted Damien Gatinel. This ophthalmic surgeon at the Rothschild Foundation sheds light on the operation of myopia in the program "Sans Rendez-vous", Tuesday afternoon.
Lucie's question
"I'm 20 years old, I'm nearsighted and I don't really know what to do: on the one hand, I'm fed up with wearing glasses and, at the same time, I can't stand contact lenses. I wondered if the operation was possible at my age. Am I too young? Is there not a risk that the benefits will not last long? "
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Doctor Damien Gatinel's response
"For myopia, the operation is possible from the age of 18. But it is generally performed at that age for professional reasons. Why? So that myopic subjects can pursue careers as policemen, firefighters or military careers for which, sometimes, myopia represents a contraindication.
At 20, if Lucie has an operation, she can have a good result over time if her myopia is stable.
However, it is difficult to predict the evolution of myopia.
The lower the myopia, the more likely it is to stabilize early in life.
You should also know that if Lucie does higher education, she may have a better chance of seeing her myopia progress slightly, in particular because of the work involved in a higher education course.
Finally, even if his myopia progresses, it is possible, with most techniques today, to make touch-ups, even several years after the initial surgery. "