Comments on: What is Best: Contact Lenses or LASIK Eye Surgery?

By: Lanna

Lanna — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:32:54 +0000

First of all you will have to go for an eye examination anyway.

If there is a problem with your cornea that would stop you from wearing contacts, the Dr. will be the one to know.

By: Judy S

Judy S — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:39:10 +0000

Just make sure you see a couple of doctors to make sure you are a good candidate.. not just from the office doing the surgery.

I had Lasik done over 5 years ago. My astigmatism came back so they did a "touch-up" only to have the eye get bad again. I declined further work done on my eye wanting to preserve what tissue I had left in them.

I have been diagnosed with kertaconus and must wear hard contacts to see 20/20. Not very fun considering how steep my cornea's are (painful).

My sister had it done the same time as me and her eyes are perfect.

More than likely you should be fine, with the new tools out there they can actually detect foreseeable problems, but it couldn't hurt to get an unbiased opinion.

By: roc-a-killa

roc-a-killa — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:02:35 +0000

No. Wearing contact lenses as you describe will not prevent you from having Lasik later on.

By: Francaise

Francaise — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:26:06 +0000

You may be a candidate for LASIK. There are other things to consider other than your prescription such as corneal thickness, shape of your cornea.

Go to a LASIK center and have an exam to see if you are a candidate and what you are a candidate for (which procedures, options you have for your measurements). A thorough exam should take about 1 1/2 – 2 hours long and you should be able to meet with your surgeon to discuss any questions/concerns you may have. Your contacts may need to be out at least 1 week (for soft contact lenses) or 3 weeks (for hard or gas permeable lenses) to get accurate measurements. Most exams are free of charge with no obligation for the surgery.

Make sure that the surgeon you choose has experience (ask how many surgeries he/she has performed and their success rate, which lasers he/she uses at the center etc). Do some research on them as well. And definitely don't go for the bargain..the $499/eye usually those are for people with a low correction and a surgeon with little to no experience.

Good luck!

By: RDJz here...

RDJz here... — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:13:22 +0000

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They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. The cost savings are incredible. As a doctor I personally believe that your Dental surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of Healthcare available here is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.

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By: Cruegirl

Cruegirl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:04:17 +0000

i wouldn't pull the flap off and it shouldn't take one year to heal !!

if you did pull it off, it would take one week for the surface of the cornea to fully grow back and your chance of an infection is huge

ring your eye surgeon, that's what he is there for. he knows your situation.

By: Sentient Tornado

Sentient Tornado — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:01:40 +0000

Your regular O.D. is correct. Follow his advice

It is true, one patient of ours had been using hard contact lenses for 10 years and when she went for Lasik, she was determined as a possible risk of failure.

The reason for any risk in Lasik is the reduced thickness of the cornea. With the new lenses you are wearing there is minimal erosion.

A year or two from you you will still be a successful candidate.

I doubt if the Lasik surgeon was trying to drum up business. Rather he was repeating what his journals say about patients who had extended contact wear.

By: new_to_tango

new_to_tango — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:24:52 +0000

I don't think that the gas permable are going to solve the problem any better than the soft. As the soft will cover the whole eye and give you better perifial vision. Personally i like the gas permable better as they were the first I had used and were easy to get in and out. I have had the surgery for the astigmatism. if fixed it some, but my eye sight seems to be worse. To be honest with you I would wear glasses for a little bit until you feel more sure of your answer. So you answered my question I am still not sure lasik is a good surgery right now.

By: blondie_chic

blondie_chic — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:15:44 +0000

Go for the alternative and choose the lasik because it is a cheaper way of getting more and 20/12 visions isn't uncommon in and after such procecure has occured. Here, we use new ways of medicine, deserting the old ones as they have expired unto inferiority. Lasik is obvious the choice until then.