How stable does my prescription need to be?
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Surgeons generally look for a prescription that has been stable for a period of time rather than one that is still changing, because operating on a moving target increases the chance of a residual error. How long counts as stable is a clinical judgement, and your surgeon should tell you what they require and why.
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Surgeons generally look for a prescription that has been stable for a period of time rather than one that is still changing, because operating on a moving target increases the chance of a residual error. How long counts as stable is a clinical judgement, and your surgeon should tell you what they require and why.
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Bring previous prescriptions or spectacle records to your assessment if you have them. Eyewear history is often the simplest evidence of stability, and Dubai clinics see many patients who moved here recently and no longer have access to their former optometrist.
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