Can you tell if someone has gotten laser eye surgery just by looking at their eyes?
redran
If someone gets laser eye surgery, is there a way for another person or doctor to be able to tell by only looking at their eyes? As in they have no files on you or any past history of your eyes? Thanks in advance :)
Answer
An eye doctor would be able to determine if someone has had laser eye surgery upon a comprehensive examination. You can't hide Lasik from everyone, but the average person is not likely to notice the change in the shape of the cornea or the location of the Lasik incision after the normal six month healing period. The cornea heals clear and except for a slightly altered corneal shape, Lasik is virtually invisible.
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik.htm
An eye doctor would be able to determine if someone has had laser eye surgery upon a comprehensive examination. You can't hide Lasik from everyone, but the average person is not likely to notice the change in the shape of the cornea or the location of the Lasik incision after the normal six month healing period. The cornea heals clear and except for a slightly altered corneal shape, Lasik is virtually invisible.
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik.htm
Will LASIK surgery prevent you from riding a roller coaster?
AlanIH
I heard that if you have LASIK surgery, you can no longer ride a rollercoaster, pilot an airplane, or even ride a car with the top down. The so-called reason is that the flap in your eye created by the laser might open up again or come loose in the event of high-G forces or gusts of wind. Is this really true? I love roller coasters but am thinking about getting LASIK myself and would love to know the true answer to this myth.
Answer
Good heavens. Someone is apparently trying to scare you away from Lasik, is completely uninformed, or both.
I work for a nonprofit Lasik patient advocacy. We don't provide Lasik. We provide Lasik information and certify Lasik doctors' patients' results.
The first step in Lasik laser vision correction is to create a thin flap of corneal tissue. The flap is moved aside, laser energy is applied, and then the flap is repositioned over the treatment area. By applying the laser energy to the inner portion of the cornea the eye is "fooled" into not realizing it has had surgery. This mutes the wound response and contributes to Lasik's rapid vision recovery and general lack of pain.
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik.htm
Within minutes of flap repositioning the flap has adhered to the underlying cornea due to the natural suction created by the cornea absorbing oxygen into the eye. This is why you can blink immediately after Lasik and not dislodge the flap.
Within a few days a seal around the edge of the flap begins to form. This seal eventually acts like the lid on a Tupperware bowl to strongly adhere the flap to the underlying corneal surface. For a detailed explanation of the Lasik flap healing process visit:
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-flap-heal.htm
The United States military has approved Lasik for fighter pilots, who experience significantly greater G-forces than you would experience on a roller coaster. Special service branches of the military, such as Navy SEALS are able to have Lasik. This is a group in extreme environments. At a recent US Food and Drug Administration hearing David J. Tanzer, M.D., Commander, Medical Corps, US Navy, and a Lasik surgeon extolled the virtues of Lasik and similar refractive surgery for US troops.
http://tinyurl.com/3s6x3y for Dr. Tanzer's presentation to the FDA.
There are about 1 million Lasik surgeries throughout the world each year. If the Lasik flap was going to flap in the wind when riding in a convertible with the top down, don't you think you would have heard about it on the news? I suspect that if Tiger Woodsâ Lasik flap dislodged â or the flap of other prominent sports personalities, movie stars, police, fire fighters, and others who have had successful Lasik - you would hear about it.
Although the Lasik flap does heal, the cornea is always different after Lasik. Once you have had Lasik, you have always had Lasik. Significant trauma to the eye can dislodge the Lasik flap. Fortunately this is relatively rare and if the flap is intact it can commonly be repositioned and will heal.
If you are involved in activities and sports where trauma to the face and eyes is very likely, such as a professional fighter, then Lasik may not be appropriate because of the high probability that you will suffer blows to the eye. Even if a problem is unlikely, it seems prudent to consider Lasik alternatives such as PRK, LASEK, and Epi-Lasik. These techniques, commonly known as surface ablation, do not require the Lasik flap. The patient will have a much longer vision recovery and more discomfort, but laser vision correction without a flap is available.
Good heavens. Someone is apparently trying to scare you away from Lasik, is completely uninformed, or both.
I work for a nonprofit Lasik patient advocacy. We don't provide Lasik. We provide Lasik information and certify Lasik doctors' patients' results.
The first step in Lasik laser vision correction is to create a thin flap of corneal tissue. The flap is moved aside, laser energy is applied, and then the flap is repositioned over the treatment area. By applying the laser energy to the inner portion of the cornea the eye is "fooled" into not realizing it has had surgery. This mutes the wound response and contributes to Lasik's rapid vision recovery and general lack of pain.
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik.htm
Within minutes of flap repositioning the flap has adhered to the underlying cornea due to the natural suction created by the cornea absorbing oxygen into the eye. This is why you can blink immediately after Lasik and not dislodge the flap.
Within a few days a seal around the edge of the flap begins to form. This seal eventually acts like the lid on a Tupperware bowl to strongly adhere the flap to the underlying corneal surface. For a detailed explanation of the Lasik flap healing process visit:
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-flap-heal.htm
The United States military has approved Lasik for fighter pilots, who experience significantly greater G-forces than you would experience on a roller coaster. Special service branches of the military, such as Navy SEALS are able to have Lasik. This is a group in extreme environments. At a recent US Food and Drug Administration hearing David J. Tanzer, M.D., Commander, Medical Corps, US Navy, and a Lasik surgeon extolled the virtues of Lasik and similar refractive surgery for US troops.
http://tinyurl.com/3s6x3y for Dr. Tanzer's presentation to the FDA.
There are about 1 million Lasik surgeries throughout the world each year. If the Lasik flap was going to flap in the wind when riding in a convertible with the top down, don't you think you would have heard about it on the news? I suspect that if Tiger Woodsâ Lasik flap dislodged â or the flap of other prominent sports personalities, movie stars, police, fire fighters, and others who have had successful Lasik - you would hear about it.
Although the Lasik flap does heal, the cornea is always different after Lasik. Once you have had Lasik, you have always had Lasik. Significant trauma to the eye can dislodge the Lasik flap. Fortunately this is relatively rare and if the flap is intact it can commonly be repositioned and will heal.
If you are involved in activities and sports where trauma to the face and eyes is very likely, such as a professional fighter, then Lasik may not be appropriate because of the high probability that you will suffer blows to the eye. Even if a problem is unlikely, it seems prudent to consider Lasik alternatives such as PRK, LASEK, and Epi-Lasik. These techniques, commonly known as surface ablation, do not require the Lasik flap. The patient will have a much longer vision recovery and more discomfort, but laser vision correction without a flap is available.
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