5. Certain procedures require you to be 18; others, 21. Patients younger than these ages can be treated as an exception at the discretion of the LASIK surgeon with permission from the patient's parent(s) or guardian. Generally there is no upper age limit to laser eye surgery.However, it is important to note that once you hit your 40s, you may still need reading glasses to correct near vision due to a normal, age-related condition called presbyopia.atients younger than these ages can be treated as an exception at the discretion of the LASIK surgeon with permission from the patient's parent(s) or guardian. Generally there is no upper age limit to laser eye surgery.