Am I a Good Candidate for Lasik?
If you’re considering LASIK vision correction surgery, you may be surprised to know that your eye surgeon’s most important consideration is your overall eye health. Individuals with current or previous eye conditions or certain autoimmune disorders may not qualify for LASIK. That’s why it’s so important to begin your LASIK journey with a comprehensive eye examination and a frank discussion about your medical and vision history.
The best candidates for LASIK meet these criteria:
· Mild to moderate nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism
· A stable corrective lens prescription for the past 12 months
· Sufficient thickness of the cornea
· Good overall health condition
· 18 years of age or older
· Not currently pregnant or nursing
· Grounded, realistic expectations of surgical outcome
· Solid understanding of possible risks and complications
General Risks and Complications
Studies show that satisfaction rates for LASIK surgery are high. 98% of LASIK patients report excellent vision 12 months after surgery. But LASIK is surgery and, as with all surgery, LASIK carries some risks, including:
· Glare, halos, or double vision, worse at night or in low light
· Under- or over-correction
· Severe dry eyes. Surgery may temporarily or permanently reduce tear production, causing discomfort and reduced quality of vision
· Individuals with large pupils or thin corneas do not have good results
· You may still require glasses, reading glasses or contacts, regardless of the best surgical outcome
Understanding Monovision
Monovision treats presbyopia, correcting one eye for distance vision and the other eye for near vision. Some individuals cannot tolerate monovision and others do quite well. Most patients undergoing monovision still need to wear glasses or contacts when driving or reading small print to help both eyes see equally.
Presbyopia is an age related condition that continues to worsen despite LASIK surgery.
Choosing the Right Physician
The eye surgeon you choose to perform your LASIK procedure should be a board certified ophthalmologist with the training and experience in performing the LASIK procedure of your choice. Dr. Murad Sunalp is an international surgical vision expert board certified in ophthalmology and refractive surgery from the University of Southern California, Dr. Sunalp’s private practice began in 1985, and he has performed thousands of LASIK procedures for the residents of Tulare, CA and the surrounding areas, using the most advanced laser vision correction techniques and equipment.
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I am 52 years old male want to be oprated monovision lasik I Sergery. Is it safe for me?Should I go for that?
I am 52 years old male wearing bifocal spects. I want to be oprated my eyes through Monovision Lasik I sergery. Is it safe for me? Should I go for that? Is there will be any complicacy after the Sergery and where I should go for this Sergery? I live in New Brunswick, New jersey, United States. I am littel scared. Please guide me. Thanks
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Should just ask your ophthalmologist for the green light. You might have an underlying eye problem that you are unaware of.
I myself am not a candidate for lasik because of glaucoma. My eye doctor informed me that in order to perform lasik on me he would have to increase the pressure into the 50's which would further damage my optic nerve.
Potentially. I have seen patients with this much astigmatism get corrected. There are many factors involved and you should go to a reputable surgeon for a consultation.
Short answer – yes.
As good as you can see with your glasses is basically the best you can expect as a result from surgery.
If the retinal degeneration has resulted in poor vision with your spectacles, LASIK will only make you see as well WITHOUT glasses, as you did prior to surgery WITH them.
Most people have floaters that they will notice at times, they usually don't impact on vision so won't affect your LASIK result.
The best idea is to get an opinion from a surgeon or optometrist by having some sort of consultation. During your consultation, ensure that you have told them everything so that there are no problems. If you are taking prescription medicine, or if you have some allergies, ask if this will have any effect. Tell them your medical history and your family’s medical history, whether there is any glaucoma among relatives or if you had any eye injury.
It depends on a lot of things such as stable prescription, pupil size, thickness of cornea, age, ect.
But, docs can do lasik even though you are farsighted in one eye and nearsighted in the other.
Schedule a consultation. It takes about a half an hour and 99% offer a FREE consultation.
I had my LASIK surgery done at 27. Part of it the reason was financial though. You have been stable for a while in your precription so that's good. I get a little blurry at night with things like roadsigns that shine or reflect light back at you, but I had that with my slight astigmatisim anyway before the surgery so no loss there. You're definately functional at night though…at least I am.
If you can afford the surgery go get an evlauation screening. They tend to run around $100. If you get a green light from your doc it's just a matter of scheduling the procedure.
25-30 years old is a good age as long as your prescription has not rapidly changed within the last few years. The best time to get ask is when your prescription stabilizes. As far as yours and your brothers prescriptions being so different its all in genetics has nothing to do with how much time someone spends on the computer. You may have had a eye problem at a much younger age that was overlooked at the time which he may not have had. If it is not taken care of at an early age it is going to only get worse. It could never hurt just to go have a consultation for ask. But one thing you should know is that once you reach right around 40 you will become more presbyopia and need reading glasses so it's not going to make it so you never have to wear glasses again.
That is something that only an ophthalmologist can answer you at the time you go for a consultation at a laser eye clinic.
Corneal thickness, tear flow, are a couple of other things that have to be measured , as well as your corneal health at the time, as well as the correction you need.