For more information see Lasic Surgery Information for some tips.
If you are considering surgery such as Lasik to correct your vision problems, your vision care provider will evaluate you to see if you are a suitable candidate for the surgery. Here is what you need to know when deciding if Lasik surgery is right for you.
Lasik vision correction is effective in correcting nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Presbyopia, a condition that mainly affects older patients, cannot be corrected with this treatment.
Before you allow someone to do this to your eyes, you really should do your homework about laser eye surgery. Talk to friends and family members that have undergone the surgery ask about their experiences. There are risks and side effects to laser eye surgery so it is best to know what you are getting into ahead of time.
Your eye doctor will evaluate you to decide if you are a suitable candidate for Lasik surgery. Not everyone is a good candidate; for example if your corneas are too thin, laser eye surgery will not be possible. Your ophthalmologist will cover all of the risks involved before you agree to Lasik surgery. Some known risks are dry eyes (which is quite common) and much more rarely - loss of vision, floaters, halos around bright lights, double vision, and others. Luckily the more serious risks are quite rare.
Of late, advances in corrective eyesight surgery are providing consumers more choices. Older patients, and even those in their 40's who are considering laser eye surgery to improve their vision should consider being evaluated for implantable lenses as an alternative.
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