7 Ways To Know If You Are A Candidate For LASIK Or Any Other Corrective Eye Surgery

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• 7 Ways To Know If You Are A Candidate For LASIK
  Or Any Other Corrective Eye Surgery
• Are you tired of wearing eye glasses or contact
  lenses?
• If yes, you have likely thought about LASIK and
  wondered if you could be a good candidate for
  laser eye surgery. This is an important question
  because LASIK is an elective procedure, not a
  medical requirement.
• LASIK can really be very successful when executed
  on the right patients, but it is not for
  everyone.
• The qualifications of a good candidate for LASIK
  generally include
• Age LASIK is FDA-approved for people with at
  least 18 years of age and older who have
  achieved ocular maturity.
• Prescriptions within FDA-approved Treatment
  Parameters FDA has approved LASIK for people
  with
• Hyperopia up to 6.00 diopters
• Astigmatism up to 6 diopters
• Nearsightedness up to -12.00 diopters
• If your prescription is higher than these limits,
  you might not be considered an appropriate
  candidate for surgery. The tools offered to treat
  vision deficiency during LASIK are not approved
  for your level of vision loss, and the eye
  correction you get after surgery might still
  require you to wear glasses.
• Corneal Shape and Thickness It plays an
  important role in deciding whether you are a
  proper candidate for LASIK or not. The procedure
  requires candidates to have a minimum corneal
  thickness of approximately 0.5 mm.
• If your cornea is too thin or if you have
  significant eye diseases like glaucoma or corneal
  you are probably not a candidate for LASIK.
  During your initial consultation, the
  ophthalmologist will measure the thickness of
  the cornea to ensure there is enough tissue for
  the reshaping, in order to achieve the desired
  amount of correction.
• Eye Health Candidate should be free of eye
  diseases such as glaucoma, keratoconus,
  cataracts, corneal disease and other retinal and
  optic nerve diseases. LASIK surgery candidates

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• should have stable vision over at least one year
  and stable eyeglass, and contact lenses
  prescription for at least 2 to 3 years.
• General Health LASIK candidates must be in good
  health. No significant medical or health
  problems, such as uncontrolled diabetes,
  autoimmune or collagen vascular disease or should
  not have any condition that compromises the
  immune system.
• Dry eye condition Should not continuously suffer
  from dry eye.
• Not Pregnant or Nursing When undergoing the
  LASIK procedure, candidates should not be
  pregnant or nursing. Candidates must not be
  nursing or pregnant when undergoing the LASIK
  procedure. Hormones may affect the stability of
  your prescription, so LASIK surgery until three
  menstrual cycles after nursing has been
  terminated.

To know if you are a candidate for LASIK, the
best way is to consult a highly qualified surgeon
and have a complete evaluation of your eyes and
vision. Schedule a LASIK consultation today!