how old do you have to be to have lazer eye surgary?

Question: how old do you have to be to have lazer eye surgary?
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Asked by wilkc081 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 2 Jul 2012.
- Tom Lister answered on 2 Jul 2012:
  
  I imagine that you could consent at 16, but if your parents were happy I guess there is no reason not to have it younger. I don’t know an awful lot about eyesight, so I don’t have an opinion of my own about whether this is good or not. Perhaps your vision is still changing at this age so it is better to wait?
- Tim Stephens answered on 4 Jul 2012:
  
  I think that you have to wait until your eyesight stops changing because laser eye surgery is a one-way process – you can’t have it reversed. I imagine that by the time you reach your late teens, your eyes have stabilised, but I’d take advice from an optician if I were considering it: they’re the experts.

Question: how old do you have to be to have lazer eye surgary?