Lasik eyes Surgery: lasik eye surgery for kids

Home » Posts filed under lasik eye surgery for kids

Showing posts with label lasik eye surgery for kids. Show all posts

Saturday, January 25, 2014

should i get LASIK surgery while in the army?

lasik eye surgery for kids
on ... my nanay who was with me during the screening and my surgery
lasik eye surgery for kids image

DaR

I leave to army basic training in about 2 weeks. Should i get lasik surgery after i get settled in and stationed?

Answer
Yes you should but you have to remember, its a long list of people waiting. My buddy signed up to get lasik and took three years to finally get it. But if I were you, I would sign up for lasik during your second enlistment unless youre in your late 20s. If you do the procedure while your eyes are in development, than it be a waste. Wait until you're around 27-29 then get lasik cause they will only do it once. But sign up when you're 24-25. There was a kid that for lasik at 20 and he's wearing glasses now cause his eyes wasn't fully developed. Do more research and talk to an eye doctor before doing it.

I want to have lasik surgery and I am scared. Please tell me if you have the experience with it.?

Sarah O

I have been wearing glasses even since I was a very young kid. I am highly nearsighted in my right eye and somewhat nearsighted in my left eye. I also have a high degree of astigmatism in my right eye. I never wore contact lenses. I want to lasik surgery because I don't have to wear glasses again and have 20/20 vision but I am scared of the side effects. I am 22. Any advise on what to do. What do they do in lasik surgery? What is the procedure?

Answer
I also started wearing glasses at a young age and had a high degree of astigmatism (in both eyes). I had Lasik 3 and a half years ago, and was ridiculously scared. I was afraid they'd mess up and I'd be blind. They didn't, and now my vision is 20/15. I do have severely dry eyes now though. My optometrist even inserted tiny rubber cones into my tear ducts (and yes, it's just as fun as it sounds!) and it didn't help. Even with the severe dry eyes, I would say the surgery was worth it to have awesome vision.

The procedure itself only took a few minutes- they put in numbing eye drops, then have you lay down and you feel some pressure as they actually do the surgery. It doesn't hurt, it just feels uncomfortable for a few minutes.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

What is the most common reason why parents say no to lasik eye surgery to kids?

lasik eye surgery for kids
on lasik eye surgery at 50 on LASIK Eye Surgery For Both Eyes for 1795 ...
lasik eye surgery for kids image

If the kid is ready for surgery and wants to banish his/her's bifocals, why do parents say no on the idea of getting his/her's child get surgery for a better life?

Answer
The main reason why LASIK should not be done on children is that their vision is not yet stable. Children often experience significant changes in their vision, since all infants suffer from mild hyperopia, which fades, while myopia often does not set in until children enter their teens or even later. The changing vision of children is related to changes in their cornea. If children have LASIK done, they will most likely need it done a second time later on. In addition, no good data exists on the effects of reshaping on still-growing corneas.

Do they make any exceptions for military pilots to wear glasses or contacts?

O'hare

Can they wear contacts?
My dad is Army. And as most Military parents they would love their kids to follow in their footsteps. I've always wanted to be in the Navy and be a pilot. So I would love to be both. A Navy pilot. However, my vision is not 20/20. But with my contacts my vision is 20/20. I don't believe I'm a candidate for Lasik due to eye surgery when I was young.
Thanks to both of you!

Answer
Air Force

To enter flight training, a candidate must pass a Flight Class I Flying Physical. To become a pilot, that means the candidates vision can be no worse than 20/70 (correctable with glasses to 20/20) in each eye. To enter Navigator Training, the candidate can have vision no worse than 20/200 in each eye (also must be correctable to 20/20).

After flight school, the standards relax a little. Pilots and Navigators who have already graduated flight training, can remain fliers as long as their vision doesn't deteriorate beyond 20/400 in each eye (correctable to 20/20).

Normal depth perception and color vision is required.

Effective May 21, 2007, applicants who have had LASIK eye surgery are no longer automatically disqualified from flight training. See related article.

Navy and Marine Corps

The Navy and the Marine Corps use the same standards (The Marines do not have their own medical department. They use the Navy for all medical procedures and standards). Navy Pilots must pass a Class I Flying Physical. To become a pilot in the Navy or Marine Corps, an applicant's uncorrected vision can be no worse than 20/40 (correctable to 20/20) in each eye. Once flight training begins, vision can deteriorate to no worse than 20/100 (correctable to 20/20) in each eye. After flight training graduation, if the eyesite deteriorates worse than 20/200 (must be correctable to 20/20), the pilot will require a waiver for carrier operations. If the vision deteriorates past 20/400 (correctable to 20/20), the pilot is restricted to aircraft with dual controls (ie, aircraft with co-pilots).

For Navigators (called "NFOs" or "Navy Flight Officers"), there is no vision requirement to enter flight training. However, the Navigator's vision must be correctable to 20/20 and there are limits on refraction. Refraction must be less than or equal to plus or minus 8.00 sphere in any meridian and less than or equal to minus 3.00 cylinder. No more than 3.50 anisometropia. After flight training, to continue on flight status there is no limit on refraction for NFOs. No waivers are authorized for NFO applicants who exceed these refraction limits.

Normal color vision is required for both NFOs and pilots. Normal depth perception is required for pilots and pilot applicants.

The Navy allows laser eye surgery, both for current pilots and NFOs, and for pilot/NFO applicants, if they apply for, and are accepted to participate in the Navy's on-going study about laser eye surgery for aviators.

Army (Rotary Wing)

The Army has very few fixed-wing aircraft. The vast majority of Army pilots are helicopter pilots. Army Aviators must pass a Flight Class I Flying Physical. To enter Army Helicopter Flight Training, as either a commissioned officer or warrant officer, the applicant can have vision no worse than 20/50 (correctable to 20/20) in each eye. After flight training, pilots can remain on flight status as long as their vision does not deteriorate beyond 20/400 (correctable to 20/20).

Normal depth perception and normal color vision is required.

Like the other branches, it is possible to apply for Army Flight Training and/or remain on flying status with laser eye surgery, if one is accepted into the Army's Aviator Laser Eye Surgery Study Program.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Can someone with Natural Congenital Nystagmus get Lasik Surgery?

Q. Was born with it. Got it from my dad. Eyes move from left to right really fast. Got so much hell for it when I was a kid. Thank God my kids don't have it. Also have a REALLY high astigmatism. Can it be fixed or helped?

A. You wouldn't be able to have lasik surgery, but you could probably have limbal relaxation surgery to improve the astigmatism. This is where they make cuts at the edge of your cornea (the limbus) to adjust it back to a rounder shape - this generally works quite well and it's pretty straightforward. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do about the nystagmus though.
See an ophthalmologist for an opinion - I think they'll be able to help.

Original Question

I want to have lasik surgery and I am scared. Please tell me if you have the experience with it.?

Q. I have been wearing glasses even since I was a very young kid. I am highly nearsighted in my right eye and somewhat nearsighted in my left eye. I also have a high degree of astigmatism in my right eye. I never wore contact lenses. I want to lasik surgery because I don't have to wear glasses again and have 20/20 vision but I am scared of the side effects. I am 22. Any advise on what to do. What do they do in lasik surgery? What is the procedure?

A. I also started wearing glasses at a young age and had a high degree of astigmatism (in both eyes). I had Lasik 3 and a half years ago, and was ridiculously scared. I was afraid they'd mess up and I'd be blind. They didn't, and now my vision is 20/15. I do have severely dry eyes now though. My optometrist even inserted tiny rubber cones into my tear ducts (and yes, it's just as fun as it sounds!) and it didn't help. Even with the severe dry eyes, I would say the surgery was worth it to have awesome vision.

The procedure itself only took a few minutes- they put in numbing eye drops, then have you lay down and you feel some pressure as they actually do the surgery. It doesn't hurt, it just feels uncomfortable for a few minutes.

Original Question

Has anyone had experience with a second eye surgery (PRK) due to regression?

Q. I had PRK laser eye surgery almost 2 years ago. I had 20/20 for about 6 months and then it got bad again. I was pregnant shortly after my surgery, so the hope was that maybe hormones were causing some of my vision problems but my daughter is almost one now and it's still the same.
I've considered having surgery again, but i don't know if I'm just wasting my money and possible complications. Or that I'll get pregnant again and it'll happen again.

Any experience or thoughts on this?

A. Hi, Jackie.

I know when I was pregnant with each of my kids, my vision fluctuated more than a bouncing ball and finally, three years after my last one, I had PRK since I had a stable prescription for 2 years.

Pregnancy itself can cause vision changes...even without having had the laser vision correction surgery, so if you are thinking you might try again for another baby, you really might want to consider holding off on the PRK until you know you're done creating your family, then wait for the 1-2 years after your last delivery and have your enhancement. Perhaps, by then, your vision may also have gone back to where it was just prior to your daughter. Mine did...almost 7 years and three kids later, I was where I was with my prescription when my hubby and I were married, so I went ahead and got my PRK done just this last June.

I do not have the option of enhancements, but a coworker of mine had LASIK, then had three children, has noticed that her vision has gotten bad. Our youngests are the same age and she is considering going for a consult for an enhancement now that she's had stable vision for the last 2 years, as recommended by her optometrist (she was my touchstone when I was considering the procedure).

Check with your optometrist for their ideas...and I'd also contact the surgeon who did your original surgery with the same questions.

Original Question

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Can eye ball grow after laser eye surgery and why?

Q. I had a check up today at laser eye clinic to check if i can have lasik again after 5 yrs as the shortsightness has returned slightly over the years on my right eye and doctor said can't have surgery anymore as my retina is thin and the reason that the shortsightness has returned is becuase the eye ball has grown and made my vision worse slightly! my qeustion is how does that happen and why my eye ball has grown?

A. Yes, your eye ball can grow longer, and it has nothing to do with the laser surgery. The LASIK affects your eye's cornea. It's kind of like the window at the front of the eye.
The eye can get longer if you are still in a growth spurt, and still a teenager. But myopic eyes may experience lengthening eyes anyway throughout adulthood, but the rate of change may be much slower.
If you did this LASIK thing as a kid, then that was a mistake, because you should get it done when your myopia (eye prescription) is stable for a few years as an adult.

Original Question

should i get LASIK surgery while in the army?

Q. I leave to army basic training in about 2 weeks. Should i get lasik surgery after i get settled in and stationed?

A. Yes you should but you have to remember, its a long list of people waiting. My buddy signed up to get lasik and took three years to finally get it. But if I were you, I would sign up for lasik during your second enlistment unless youre in your late 20s. If you do the procedure while your eyes are in development, than it be a waste. Wait until you're around 27-29 then get lasik cause they will only do it once. But sign up when you're 24-25. There was a kid that for lasik at 20 and he's wearing glasses now cause his eyes wasn't fully developed. Do more research and talk to an eye doctor before doing it.

Original Question

Can someone with Natural Congenital Nystagmus get Lasik Surgery?

Original Question

I want to have lasik surgery and I am scared. Please tell me if you have the experience with it.?

Original Question