Why is PRK preferred over LASIK if you want to become a pilot?
Venetian G
Is it impossible to become a pilot if you have had LASIK? Why is PRK preferred over LASIK? Eye doctors and opthalmologists under you, can you give an answer to this? PRK has a longer recovery period, but still is it safer than LASIK, which seems to have a very fast recovery compared to LASIK? Can anyone recommend a good web site where I can get all this kind of information?
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I may not be getting this 100% correct, but my sister is trying to become a pilot and she had to get PRK because of the fact that LASIK involves peeling back a layer of the eye, making the correction, then relaying that layer. The thing is, is that the layer never really "heals", and if you ever have further corrections made, they no longer need peel back a layer as that cut was made in the initial surgery. Pilots are put under more strenuous conditions, so they need PRK. I would recommend looking up more info about what PRK and LASIK are on wikipedia or other sites.
I may not be getting this 100% correct, but my sister is trying to become a pilot and she had to get PRK because of the fact that LASIK involves peeling back a layer of the eye, making the correction, then relaying that layer. The thing is, is that the layer never really "heals", and if you ever have further corrections made, they no longer need peel back a layer as that cut was made in the initial surgery. Pilots are put under more strenuous conditions, so they need PRK. I would recommend looking up more info about what PRK and LASIK are on wikipedia or other sites.
Can you have a second lasik eye surgery?
Just wondering...because what happens if someone had one like 20 years ago, and then their eyesight loses again, they want another lasik eye surgery...
I NEED A PROFESSION TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION
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Yes. What you are asking about is called Enhancement Surgery. An enhancement can be done as long as you have adequate corneal thickness remaining after your first surgery. When Lasik is performed, the shape of the cornea is flattened AND the cornea is thinned. Depending upon how thick your cornea was to start with and how much the cornea had to be thinned to achieve the amount of flattening needed to correct you prescription, you may or may not be able to have an enhancement. But, most people are able to have an enhancement. To know for sure, you will need to go in and find out how much change you have to correct this time and how thick your cornea is now. Your surgeon will be able to calculate this for you and tell you whether you are able to have an enhancement. Hope this helped.
In response to what was said by dog lover, this is simply not the case at all if patient selection is done correctly. If a patient is at least 18 and we can demonstrate that their prescription is stable, the chances of long term stability of a post operative prescription is quite high. In fact the great majority of patients, if they fit this criteria, do remain stable the remainder of their lives. As an example, I had my laser done 13 years ago and my prescription is EXACTLY the same now as it was 6 months after my surgery. And I am not an exception.
Yes. What you are asking about is called Enhancement Surgery. An enhancement can be done as long as you have adequate corneal thickness remaining after your first surgery. When Lasik is performed, the shape of the cornea is flattened AND the cornea is thinned. Depending upon how thick your cornea was to start with and how much the cornea had to be thinned to achieve the amount of flattening needed to correct you prescription, you may or may not be able to have an enhancement. But, most people are able to have an enhancement. To know for sure, you will need to go in and find out how much change you have to correct this time and how thick your cornea is now. Your surgeon will be able to calculate this for you and tell you whether you are able to have an enhancement. Hope this helped.
In response to what was said by dog lover, this is simply not the case at all if patient selection is done correctly. If a patient is at least 18 and we can demonstrate that their prescription is stable, the chances of long term stability of a post operative prescription is quite high. In fact the great majority of patients, if they fit this criteria, do remain stable the remainder of their lives. As an example, I had my laser done 13 years ago and my prescription is EXACTLY the same now as it was 6 months after my surgery. And I am not an exception.
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