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Who Can Benefit?
If you want to positively influence your lifestyle by reducing your need for restrictive and cumbersome eyeglasses or contact lenses, you may be a candidate for LASIK. After having LASIK surgery, the majority of our patients achieve 20/20 to 20/40 vision without eyeglasses. About 10% of our patients achieve even better than 20/20 vision. Most individuals can drive, play sports and participate in most activities without the aid of eyeglasses and cumbersome contact lenses after LASIK.
The Ideal Candidate for LASIK is:
- over 18 years of age
- has healthy corneas
- must not have had a significant increase in their lens prescription in the last 12 months
- people with certain medical conditions and pregnant women may not be good candidates for LASIK
Realistic Expectations
- Only you can make such important decision to have LASIK surgery.
- It is critical that you have realistic expectations.
- Base your decisions on facts, not hopes or misconceptions.
- The goal of LASIK is to reduce your dependence on corrective lenses.
- LASIK does not always result in 20/20 vision. Even though approximately 10% of our patients actually get better than 20/20 vision, we cannot predict which ones will do so.
- LASIK cannot correct your vision if another disease such as cataracts or macular degeneration is present.
- LASIK cannot correct presbyopia (aging of the eye, normally occurring at age 40) and may require reading glasses.
- With many patients in this age group, the impact of presbyopia can be lessened with a technique known as monovision.
- We will provide you with more information about the benefits and risks when you visit our office. This will allow you to make a more informed decision.
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