Can astigmatism return after surgery?
Small residual or regressed astigmatism is possible after any refractive procedure. It is usually measured at follow-up and may be small enough to leave alone, correctable with glasses, or worth a further treatment.
- Subject
- Vision problems
- Topic
- Astigmatism
- Kind of question
- Can I…
- Procedures
- LASIK, SMILE, PRK
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
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- Condition Astigmatism
- Procedure SMILE
- Comparison LASIK vs SMILE
- Comparison SMILE vs PRK
- Place SMILE in Dubai
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