The Right Candidate For LASIK

Refractive surgery is not for everyone. In addition to the ownership of a complete eye examination to find whether you are a candidate (candidates) for the operation, there are certain questions you should ask yourself before considering LASIK or other refractive procedures.

1. Am I willing to accept a risk of surgical complications is small but real? Although modern Lasik is very safe with rare complications, still there are times when complications occur that can not be avoided that can negatively affect your vision.
2. Is my career allowed me to get LASIK? Although now there are few organizations that prohibit certain employees or their members get refractive surgery, if there is any doubt, it is important to ask your employer, community worker, or military service whether you are allowed to undergo refractive surgery.
3. Does my vision has been stable long enough to get LASIK? While minor changes in your prescription is not uncommon from year to year, if your prescription continue to be progressively stronger (ie, more myopic, more hyperopic, astigmatism or more) every year, then you might still not a candidate Good for refractive surgery.
4. Do I have any health conditions that make me a bad candidate that operation? Certain autoimmune diseases that have been advanced, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, may affect healing after surgery.
5. Is my recreational activities make me a bad candidate for surgery? There is a lifetime risk of dislocation cover LASIK if there is an injury (trauma) is significant at the eye, so the people who participate in contact sports such as boxing, martial arts, or wrestling is not likely to be a good candidate for LASIK. In these circumstances, other refractive procedures, especially surface ablation, is perhaps the choices more appropriate.
6. Am I too young or too old for LASIK? There are no rules hard and fast about the right age for LASIK. However, patients under 18 years are rarely stable enough for LASIK, and patients who are older may begin to develop cataracts, cataracts or eye health problems that prevent them other than to undergo LASIK. Once again, the best way to determine these things is to get a full eye examination.
7. Do I have keratoconus? Keratoconus is a corneal disease that resulted from the reduced strength of the cornea that can be detected as an abnormal curvature of the test. Patients who have evidence of keratoconus are not candidates for LASIK or surface ablation, but new technologies may be available for these individuals.