whats is the best age for lasik eye surgery?
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In college I had an eye problem and had to go to the university hospital. the head doctor there said i would be a great candidate for Lasik at the time. I was 21. I just recently went to an eye appointment at an America's Best and the doctor there told me to weight until i was 28-30. i've heard of people having it sooner but no one that i know. Has anyone heard about the 28-30 bit?
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Over 18, and with at least two year's history of a stable Rx...
That is going to push many people to 24-25, but once there is good evidence that the eyes are going to stay near zero (for a good while at least) once they are reset to zero, there is no need to wait longer (all other factors been satisfactory, and the risks being accepted).
Over 18, and with at least two year's history of a stable Rx...
That is going to push many people to 24-25, but once there is good evidence that the eyes are going to stay near zero (for a good while at least) once they are reset to zero, there is no need to wait longer (all other factors been satisfactory, and the risks being accepted).
laser eye surgery??? the history and everything!!! thanks!?
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i need a picture of how the THING works
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You may or may not be medicated with anti anxiety meds before the procedure depending preference of the doctor.
Your eyes will be numbed with a drop ( not an injection) it will only take seconds to numb The first step in LASIK is creating the corneal flap, your eye will be held open with a device. (speculum) Using either a microkeratome (uses a small blade) or the intralase laser ( all laser no blade used. and usually more expensive) a flap will be created, your eye will look as if you have a contact on the eye with a hinge left at the top of the contact attached to the eye. The dr. will lift that up and treat with the laser to reshape the cornea according to what your prescritption is. After the treatment the cornea will be irrigated and the flap layed back down and placed back exactly where it came from. Medicated drops will be placed in the eye such as a antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and maybe an aspirin for the eye and maybe a artificial tear. You may be sent home with sheilds on your eyes or at least sunglasses. You will need to go home and sleep or at least have your eyes closed for most of the day. You will be using a few different drops in your eyes for about 5 days and after that you will continue to use artificial tears to keep the eyes moist since that is the biggest side effect of the procedure. This is the procedure for just LASIK, if you needed to have epi-lasik or PRK then the creation of the flap is different and healing time is longer and more difficult in most cases ( depending on the surgeons technique.
I don't know of a picture you can see, many lasik centers allow you to watch other patients surgery's from start to finish, so you may look into that. The centers I have worked at in the past and currently offer that anyway.
You may or may not be medicated with anti anxiety meds before the procedure depending preference of the doctor.
Your eyes will be numbed with a drop ( not an injection) it will only take seconds to numb The first step in LASIK is creating the corneal flap, your eye will be held open with a device. (speculum) Using either a microkeratome (uses a small blade) or the intralase laser ( all laser no blade used. and usually more expensive) a flap will be created, your eye will look as if you have a contact on the eye with a hinge left at the top of the contact attached to the eye. The dr. will lift that up and treat with the laser to reshape the cornea according to what your prescritption is. After the treatment the cornea will be irrigated and the flap layed back down and placed back exactly where it came from. Medicated drops will be placed in the eye such as a antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and maybe an aspirin for the eye and maybe a artificial tear. You may be sent home with sheilds on your eyes or at least sunglasses. You will need to go home and sleep or at least have your eyes closed for most of the day. You will be using a few different drops in your eyes for about 5 days and after that you will continue to use artificial tears to keep the eyes moist since that is the biggest side effect of the procedure. This is the procedure for just LASIK, if you needed to have epi-lasik or PRK then the creation of the flap is different and healing time is longer and more difficult in most cases ( depending on the surgeons technique.
I don't know of a picture you can see, many lasik centers allow you to watch other patients surgery's from start to finish, so you may look into that. The centers I have worked at in the past and currently offer that anyway.
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