Lasik Demographis

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Statistics
Lasik Demographics
Number of individuals in the United Stateswith each of the following refractive conditions:
Refractive Condition:
No. of Cases
Nearsightedness only
18 million
Nearsightedness and astigmatism
32 million
Nearsightedness and presbyopia
9 million
Nearsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia
16 million
Farsightedness only
37 million
Farsightedness and astigmatism
50 million
Farsightedness and presbyopia
18 million
Farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia
24 million
Astigmatism only
8 million
Astigmatism and presbyopia
4 million
Presbyopia only
19 million
No refractive error at present
27 million
Current number of LASIK procedures
8.2 million (Aug. 2004)