How accurate LASIK or Laser Eye Surgery is?, and what is the difference between LASIK and Laser Eye Surgery?
Q. I am planning to do a LASIK or Laser Eye Surgery, does it has any disadvantages doing it? and what is the difference between Laser and LASIK, which is better and why, I am hesitating whether to do it or not, also I don't know which one should I choose LASIK or Laser.
P.S. My vision is not so bad, it is something like 1.7 - 2 degrees deviation, am just sick wearing glasses. :)
Thanks in advance.
P.S. My vision is not so bad, it is something like 1.7 - 2 degrees deviation, am just sick wearing glasses. :)
Thanks in advance.
A. LASIK stands for LASER assisited In-Situ Keratomileusis, so there is a Laser being used on your eye during the procedure. The doctors will make a "flap" of your cornea using a microkeratome and then apply the Laser to your cornea shaping it and correcting your vision. They carefully replace the flap and you're done. It is important after LASIK that you do not rub your eyes for a couple of weeks to let the flaps heal back to normal. Your doctor will provide shields for you to wear at night so you don't rub your eyes while you're sleeping.
The only really negatives that occur regularly are:
A) Dry eyes, if you have dry eyes prior to the procedure they will be more dry after the procedure.
B) Your correction isn't totally corrected - you may need an enhancement to get your vision perfect.
C) If you have Presbyopia (the need for reading glasses) and you have both eyes corrected for distance, you will still need reading glasses, you can talk to your doctor about possible Monovision or Mini-Monovision if you're just about 40 or over 40.
Laser Eye Surgery is for people with complications in their retinas, or Glaucoma. A Laser is applied either cauterizing blood vessels in a wide range of spots and sizes for retina. It can be used to open angles in narrow angle Glaucoma. It can also be applied to patients that have cloudiness after cataract surgery to remove cloudiness.
The only really negatives that occur regularly are:
A) Dry eyes, if you have dry eyes prior to the procedure they will be more dry after the procedure.
B) Your correction isn't totally corrected - you may need an enhancement to get your vision perfect.
C) If you have Presbyopia (the need for reading glasses) and you have both eyes corrected for distance, you will still need reading glasses, you can talk to your doctor about possible Monovision or Mini-Monovision if you're just about 40 or over 40.
Laser Eye Surgery is for people with complications in their retinas, or Glaucoma. A Laser is applied either cauterizing blood vessels in a wide range of spots and sizes for retina. It can be used to open angles in narrow angle Glaucoma. It can also be applied to patients that have cloudiness after cataract surgery to remove cloudiness.
what age is lasik eye surgery reccomended ?
Q. im 19 , i heared positive feedback about lasik eye surgery i asked 2 good doctors they told me if your 18+ its okay and there will be no complications ,, the next day i read in an article that it is recommended for 30-40 years old ! what do you think ?
A. The FDA has approved LASIK for those over the age of 18. The real question is whether or not your prescription is stable. See the source:
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-age.htm
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-age.htm
Can I have wavefront lasik surgery for Navy SEALS?
Q. I know that LASIK is approved before going into BUD/S but is wavefront lasik surgery approved? Also can you just have the surgery by yourself and wait 6 months until you enlist and apply for BUD/S or do you have to get a waiver from WEPS before doing the surgery? Please help. Thanks!
A. BUD/S is a 6-month US Navy special operations SEAL training course held at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado, CA.
Wavefront is a method of mapping higher order aberrations to help guide the excimer laser during Lasik. Conventional laser guidance uses a patient's eyeglass prescription. A wavefront analysis looks at nuances of the patient's vision. Think of the image of a square grid entering the eye. The eye's natural aberrations cause the grid to end up wavy by the time it is focused on the retina and "seen". Wavefront guided Lasik attempts to make corrections so a square grid enters the eye and a square grid is seen at the retina.
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-wavefront-custom.htm
A waiver is necessary for vision correction surgery. No special waiver is required for wavefront-optimized vision correction surgery as opposed to conventional vision correction surgery.
You are more likely to gain a waiver for PRK than for Lasik, although the Navy has approved Bladeless Lasik for Top Gun pilots and you might get a Lasik waiver. Vision recovery is slower with PRK, but there is a lower probability of complications, especially long term.
As of 19 February 2009, BUD/S candidates' worst eye can be no worse than 20/70, best eye no worse than 20/40 and both eyes correctable to 20/25 or better. Whether or not you need to have vision correction surgery to be able to enter BUD/S depends upon your current refractive error.
It would probably be advantageous to have the military provide laser vision correction rather than going to an independent Lasik surgeon. That way the military is responsible for the outcome and its effect upon your ability to serve.
Good luck with BUD/S. The washout rate is about 80%.It is a grueling program.
Read:
http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcsd/patients/pages/refractivesurgerycenter.aspx
Reference:
CNO Washington DC 212221Z Dec 99 (NAVADMIN 341/99) Photorefractive Keratectomy Surgery Program for Active Duty Service Members;
NAVMED P-117, Manual of Medical Department;
BUMED Washington DC 0613444Z Apr 00 Corneal Refractive Surgery Physical Standards and Waiver;
NAVMED Policy 07-001 Policy Guidance on LASIK (Laser in-situ Keratomileusis) of Oct 06;
NAMI Aeromedical Reference and Waiver Guide, Current Edition;
Wavefront is a method of mapping higher order aberrations to help guide the excimer laser during Lasik. Conventional laser guidance uses a patient's eyeglass prescription. A wavefront analysis looks at nuances of the patient's vision. Think of the image of a square grid entering the eye. The eye's natural aberrations cause the grid to end up wavy by the time it is focused on the retina and "seen". Wavefront guided Lasik attempts to make corrections so a square grid enters the eye and a square grid is seen at the retina.
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-wavefront-custom.htm
A waiver is necessary for vision correction surgery. No special waiver is required for wavefront-optimized vision correction surgery as opposed to conventional vision correction surgery.
You are more likely to gain a waiver for PRK than for Lasik, although the Navy has approved Bladeless Lasik for Top Gun pilots and you might get a Lasik waiver. Vision recovery is slower with PRK, but there is a lower probability of complications, especially long term.
As of 19 February 2009, BUD/S candidates' worst eye can be no worse than 20/70, best eye no worse than 20/40 and both eyes correctable to 20/25 or better. Whether or not you need to have vision correction surgery to be able to enter BUD/S depends upon your current refractive error.
It would probably be advantageous to have the military provide laser vision correction rather than going to an independent Lasik surgeon. That way the military is responsible for the outcome and its effect upon your ability to serve.
Good luck with BUD/S. The washout rate is about 80%.It is a grueling program.
Read:
http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcsd/patients/pages/refractivesurgerycenter.aspx
Reference:
CNO Washington DC 212221Z Dec 99 (NAVADMIN 341/99) Photorefractive Keratectomy Surgery Program for Active Duty Service Members;
NAVMED P-117, Manual of Medical Department;
BUMED Washington DC 0613444Z Apr 00 Corneal Refractive Surgery Physical Standards and Waiver;
NAVMED Policy 07-001 Policy Guidance on LASIK (Laser in-situ Keratomileusis) of Oct 06;
NAMI Aeromedical Reference and Waiver Guide, Current Edition;
What are the sight Requirements for becoming a fighter pilot in the Marine Corps?
Q. if you have bad eye sight but you have LASIK eye surgery and it is corected to 20/20 are you ok?
A. USN/USMC current vision standards:
20/40 correctable to 20/20
No colorblindness
No nightblindness
No astigmatism
I would not recommend LASIK surgery. If you are going to get your eyes surgically improved PRK is more likely to be accepted. LASIK is normally not accepted as there is a risk during a rapid-decompression or high negative-G maneuvers the flap may pop out of position.
20/40 correctable to 20/20
No colorblindness
No nightblindness
No astigmatism
I would not recommend LASIK surgery. If you are going to get your eyes surgically improved PRK is more likely to be accepted. LASIK is normally not accepted as there is a risk during a rapid-decompression or high negative-G maneuvers the flap may pop out of position.
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