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Laser eye surgery and lens surgery - NHS

Laser eye surgery is suitable for most people over 18. Ideally your eye prescription will have stayed more or less the same for about two years. Lens surgery may be more suitable if you have a high spectacle prescription or later in life. What does it involve? There are 3 main types of laser eye surgery: LASIK, SMILE and surface laser treatments.