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Who is a candidate?

Most of the patients who wear glasses or contact lenses for distance vision are candidates for LASIK. Patients with high degrees of hyperopia (greater than +7.00 D) or myopia (greater than -15.00 D) might benefit from other refractive procedures, such as intraocular lens implantation.

How safe is the treatment?

This surgery is very safe and the results are truly remarkable. Remember, experience and meticulous surgery and care result in an amazing statistical success rate.

What options do I have?

There are many surgical options available to qualifying patients. Understanding the appropriate procedures is an integral part of the process.

Refractive surgery refers to laser vision correction as a whole, which includes LASIK, LASEK and lens implants. The options, including risks and benefits of each approach, will be discussed during the initial evaluation. It is important to have realistic expectations about the outcome of any corrective surgery. After surgery, most patients notice a significant and almost immediate improvement; however, there is no guarantee that corrective eyewear will not be required at least some of the time under certain conditions. Finally, laser vision correction is not for everyone. While technologies are continuously improving, certain factors like corneal thickness, refractive error severity and other issues may exclude certain patients from being appropriate candidates.

What can be corrected by LASIK, LASEK or lens implants?

LASIK corrects astigmatism, hyperopia (farsightedness), myopia (nearsightedness) and age-related refractive errors (presbyopia). In the great majority of cases, the use or the strength of prescription of glasses and contact lenses are dramatically reduced.

I have astigmatism. Is LASIK for me?

Laser correction is possible for patients with astigmatism. This involves reshaping an oval cornea to be more rounded.

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