My spherical power is 4.00 in both eyes and has been stable for a year, but now I have a new cylindrical power of 0.50. Should I hold off on LASIK surgery because of this change?

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A new cylindrical power of 0.50 after a year of stable spherical power may not necessarily require you to hold off on LASIK surgery. Many surgeons consider a 0.50 diopter change stable enough for LASIK.

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I had LASIK done a year ago to stop wearing glasses but I lost the documents. The clinic refused to give me a copy are those records really needed for future cataract surgery? Can I still get cataract surgery later if I don't have the LASIK records?

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