Epi-lasik suitable for me?

My age is 24. My cornea is 400 [MU] thin and my degree is about 550 per eye.

I was not suitable for normal lasik.

May i know what other method can i do to restore eye visibility for my case? E.g Epi-lasik

Epi-LASIK (sometimes called PRK - photo refractive keratectomy) may be another option for you or the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens.

With Epi-LASIK, no flap is created prior to the laser treatment. Instead, the laser treatment is done on the surface of the eye. The downfall of that, is that recovery time is longer and you will experience more discomfort. Usually the first 3 days you will have some pain & discomfort (tearing and burning like when cutting onions) as well as the feeling of having an eyelash or something grainy in the eyes. The surgeon should give you a presciption for eye drops that will help with the pain as well as one for Vicodin.

With the Visian ICL, it is a newer procedure and it costs more than LASIK/Epi-LASIK. With this procedure, a contact lens with the power you need is implanted in front of the lens of your eye. It takes about 15-20 minutes (Epi-LASIK 5-7 mins for both eyes) and only one eye can be done at a time (Epi-LASIK both can be done at one visit). Recovery is quicker but it does not correct astigamatism (you may need an Epi-LASIK touch-up to get rid of any astigmatism you may have.)

Good luck! =)

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