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Can I use contact lenses
I'm suffer from myopia, I hv power minus 6both eye.can I use contact lenses.my glasses are very thick I don't want to use glasses
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You may go contact lens or bladeless lasik ( smile LASIK )
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You may use contact lenses and can also go for lasik surgery.
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Yes.. You may use contact lens
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Dr. Vijay Shinde
Ophthalmologist
7 yrs exp
Mumbai
You may use contact lenses. But you should not use contact lens for more than 8 hours a day. The rest of the time you would need to wear glasses.
With high index lenses you can get thinner glasses.
Also, you can consider LASIK surgery to get rid of the Myopia.
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