All About Lasik

While the vast majority of our LASIK patients are satisfied with the results of their initial surgery, there are instances when a patient requests or may require an enhancement.

We will perform a follow-up LASIK enhancement if you are unsatisfied with the initial result and it is reasonable to do so, or as a corrective measure due to complications during the surgery or healing process.

Generally speaking, we do not recommend follow-up enhancements unless you are left unable to perform necessary activities as a result of your surgery. With an enhancement come all the risks of the initial surgery, so the choice to undergo an enhancement should be taken just as seriously.

We typically allow 3 to 4 months to pass before considering a follow-up enhancement. This time allows the eye to heal from the initial surgery and the vision to stabilize. It is important to be patient while your eye heals, as it is very likely that the quality of your vision will fluctuate during this time. If you are unable to perform necessary tasks at any time during these first few months due to vision problems, we will gladly provide glasses for you to wear temporarily until your vision stabilizes and an enhancement becomes feasible.

It is important to have realistic expectations before choosing to undergo LASIK surgery. Additionally, there are many factors which will affect your satisfaction with the results of your LASIK procedure. Your eye doctor will discuss these with you in depth during your initial consultation and examination.

If you live in the New Jersey area and are considering LASIK surgery, or have any further questions about the LASIK procedure, please contact us today to arrange a consultation.

Jennifer Kimberley
http://www.articlesbase.com/vision-articles/lasik-followup-treatments-and-enhancements-693940.html

GulaniVisionhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/gulanivisionTechCorrective Lasik Questions: Channel 4-Dr.Gulani Webcast

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I am 20 years old. I’ve had glasses since i was about 16 or 17. I am seriously looking into Lasik eye surgery because i hate wearing my glasses ( i am near sighted)

Recently it seems as though my eyes have gotten worse. My glasses work fine when i have them on, but i’ve been noticing that when i dont wear them, its getting harder & harder to see things i once could.

Question is, how old are you supposed to be to get this done? If i get it done now, and say a year or two down the road it starts getting worse again do they do ‘free touch ups?’

Also, if anyone knows, how does sitting in front of a computer affect your eyes? I’m a writer, so i spend plenty of time in front of the screen.

Thanks!
Also, how do i find a Lasik eye specialist near me..and how do i know they are legit & safe?

well i will tell you that my wife had this done last year. she was 20 years old. i have also had this done(i was 23). we see great and have for the last year even while out in iraq. we are both military and had it done for free. what im really posting about is to tell you the you should look more into P.R.K. than lasik. its was safer, less time, and less problems down the road. as far as where to get it done just start calling around.

I am considering lasik surgery and have several questions.

First of all, is it safe? I recall hearing that it had a high incidence of complications but that was several years ago.

Also, how much should it generally cost? I’ve noticed that there seems to be a wide range of prices. Are these discount places hacks and scam artists or has the price come down recently?

And how does one find a good lasik surgeon?

Any info appreciated.

Lasik is considered safe and effective by medical standards, but is not perfect. It is surgery and there is no such thing as a perfect surgery, a perfect surgeon, or even a perfect patient.

I work for a nonprofit organization that certifies Lasik doctor patient outcomes. We don’t provide Lasik, just Lasik information and certification.

Our organization reviewed FDA clinical trial data, studies published in medical journals and thousands of patient outcomes to determine that about 3% of refractive surgery patients (all types of surgery, all types of patients) have some sort of unresolved complication at six months postop, with about 0.5% being serious complications. Only after a comprehensive examination by a competent eye doctor would you know if your risk is normal or elevated.

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/do-it.htm

Some national chains advertise as low at $299 an eye, but when you look at the financial reports of those same chains you will find that the averaged cost is about $1,350 per eye. Lasik cost varies from about $1,400 to $2,900 per eye, depending on the surgeon and technology, according to David Harmon, president of the St. Louis research firm MarketScope.

http://www.market-scope.com

What you will pay will depend greatly on your unique circumstances and which procedure is recommended. Conventional Lasik ablation will likely be less expensive than wavefront-guided custom Lasik. All-Laser Lasik will likely be more expensive than Lasik with a mechanical microkeratome. Some clinics charge extra for "lifetime acuity" plans that provide additional surgery if required later. You are moderately myopic (nearsighted, shortsighted), but there are many other parameters that will need to be evaluated.

We have a list of doctors who we have certified or you may find want to use our 50 Tough Questions For Your Lasik Doctor to help screen any doctor.

http://www.usaeyes.org/surgeons/locate-lasik-doctor.htm
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-tough-questions.htm

My range-scores are starting to suffer due to degrading eyesight, and I’m considering getting a lasik treatment to correct it. My question is, is it at all possible to attain the eagle-eye that I had before my vision started degrading, or will it only go to 20/20? Is there any way for me to get my old 20/10 vision back?

There are two separate issues here.

One is the drop of visual acuity due to focussing error:
your 20/xx score without glasses or contacts.

The other is how well the visual/neural system can perforn when in optimum focus. This is for many people near 20/20, but some can do better, and some will never get 20/20 whatever optical correction is used, spectacle contact or laser, due to a limitation somewhere else in the system.
(think film photography: you can fiddle with your camera all you like, but if the processing lab is poor, you’re not going to get pin sharp pictures.)
Lasik, glasses and contacts all aim to throw the eye into "good focus". How good that is hangs on the clarity and smoothness of the cornea and crystallline lens, the grain of the macula and the neural processing.

Now, with lasik it’s extremely likely that your vision without glasses will improve. If the Rx result comes out very near zero, the *unaided* vision could be 20/20 or better, depending how well the rest of the eye works.

But for a good number people the best vision after lasik will be detectably worse than the best with *with* glasses before lasik, since the quality of the cornea will have been reduced.
(detectable, that is, by careful examination: not necessarily in the day-to-day experience of the patient)

For some this reduction in quality shows in flare and halos, especially at night, but more rarely it can even affect the best line that can be read on a high contrast letter chart.
(It’s often more obvious on a contrast censitivity chart, where the letter don’t get smaller but get greyer, paler, on each line.)

So, to return you your original question, if you’ve had better than 20/20 unaided or with glasses in the past, then better than 20/20 is a possible outcome with lasik. But it’s not assured.

I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but there was a featured question from the official lasik acount about what people would do if they got the surgery.

Never heard of LASIK, what does it stand for?

Right now, I’ve got this advert ADVISING me to talk to my doctor, and that I could even get $5 off the pill. DOLLARS??

Live Lasik eye surgery with Dr. George Joseph at The Lasik Vision Institute located in Dallas, TX.

If you are interested in getting the Lasik Procedure or have any questions, contact me. I will be glad to help. I can also get you a better rate. Thanks David

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New York City is the one of the best places to be if you want to have Lasik surgery. There are a variety of laser vision correction surgeries from which to choose from in New York, including LASIK, LTK and PRK. These safe and effective procedures can reduce or eliminate your dependency on glasses and contact lenses.

Through the precise accuracy of laser light, the cornea is gently reshaped to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. These medical procedures are all done on an outpatient basis that uses a cool beam of light to gently reshape the surface of the eye’s cornea and this help improve your vision. These procedures are designed to be a one time treatment to help normalize your vision, while also reducing or eliminating your dependence on glasses and contact lenses.

Laser vision correction is approved by the FDA as a safe, proven and effective procedure for myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism. The treatments are painless because of the drops put into the eyes. Some patients may experience discomfort for one to three days after treatment, often described as the feeling of sand or soot in the eye. This passes quickly and your doctor can prescribe medication to alleviate any discomfort during your recovery.

When having lasik in New York, a cool beam of laser light is used to gently reshape the cornea. Lasik is generally the procedure of choice because it is performed under a protective layer of corneal tissue. There is less surface area to heal and there is minimal or no discomfort. The whole procedure is over in a matter of minutes, and corrects several difference eye conditions.

To improve your vision, a cool beam of light gently reshapes the surface of the cornea to make it more like a normal eye, allowing light to come into focus on the wall of the retina and thus improving your eyesight.

There are many Lasik New York specialists studying the use of lasers to reshape the cornea for the purpose of decreasing or eliminating dependency on glasses and contact lenses. In its infancy, this surgery involved the application of incisions to reshape the cornea, but today, thanks to their work, the laser has become the most efficient and least invasive means of performing this type of surgery.

If you think you want to have lasik performed on your eyes in New York, you should check into the procedure. It is not for everyone and there are risks involved. You might want to read books, magazine articles, and newspapers to see what is happening in this field. Medical procedures are constantly changing and being improved. Maybe you were not a good candidate back in the mid-1990’s when you first thought about having this done. But, with the advancements in technology, you may now be a good candidate.

Your Lasik New York eye surgeons and their staff can provide you with details and answer your many questions. Do not hesitate to talk to them as they are the best sources of information. Now, relax, have your surgery and start seeing better in a few days.

Candice Sabrina
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/lasik-in-new-york-138105.html

I’ve been wondering about Lasik, but I’m really squeemish with my eyes; I can’t even put contacts in because it freaks me out so much. So here’s my question: Can you be anesthetized during Lasik?

I haven’t even decided if I want to have it done, and if I do, it won’t be done anytime soon.

I just want to know if I should keep considering it.

Any help would be appreciated!

I’ve had lasik, and I have had the same problem as you. I doubt you can be anesthetized (though there is the possibility), but I will tell you right now that it really isn’t that bad. In fact, it was very fast and really painless. When I went in, they just told me to keep looking at the red light. I decided to focus on doing exactly that no matter what, and I did, but "no matter what" didn’t happen—it was much better than I had expected. There is one moment where the red light goes fuzzy, but they have it where you can’t blink or anything and that moment of fuzziness is the only part—it’s interesting more than it is scary. By far the worst part was the anticipation of it. My vision is now even better than perfect vision, and it’s been that way ever since I had it about five years ago. And back then, I was what the doctor called "20-blind." I could see perfect close, but hardly anything a few feet in front of me. My brother, who had much better eyesight than me, also had the lasik surgery and he hasn’t regretted it, either.
One thing I would highly recommend, though, is to get a good eye doctor (don’t just do the cheap thing on the adds unless you know that doctor is very good). They’re your eyes and are worth the extra money (it would probably be cheaper than bein anesthetized anyway). I made sure I got the best eye doctor I could, and I’ve never regretted that decision. Make sure you tell the doctor your problem. I’m sure he could reassure you or let you know your options, etc.
Good luck with your decision.

I am considering lasik surgery. My current eyeglass prescription is:

OD -13.25 CYL +1.50 AXIS 103
OS -12.75 CYL +1.50 AXIS 073

Of course that is really powerful. The dr said they would be able to correct about 90% of my vision, and bring me down to about a
-2.00 in each eye.

My question is, anyone out there with prescriptions in the -2.00 nearsighted range, how well can you see without your glasses? I have never experienced vision this good without glasses, so I am just wondering if I will be able to see fairly well without my new glasses on after the surgery.

2D myopia is certainly an improvement from where you are now, yet there is still noticable blur. At this level, glasses or contact lenses would be required for driving, watching a football game, etc. This is also almost the level that most people start to wear glasses or contacts full-time rather than "only to drive or watch a movie."

Even if LASIK cannot correct you fully, reducing or eliminating the astigmatism (the "+1.50 AXIS xxx" portion of your prescription) and lowering your prescription in general will open up more contact lens options. The change in distortion going between glasses and contacts is also much more tolerable at this level.

Some options to help you experience this sort of vision:

1) A decent simulator that may help with your decision:
http://www.lasik-center.com/simulator/freevissimulator.html

2) Your doctor should also be able to show you what being -2D undercorrected looks like through the phoroptor or trial lenses.

3) Do you have an old pair of glasses laying around with a prescription close to one of these (they are equivalent)?
OD -11.25 +1.50 x 103
OS -10.75 +1.50 x 073
-or-
OD -9.75 -1.50 x 013
OS -9.25 -1.50 x 163
Wearing some old glasses with this prescription would give a good indication.

4) If you wear contacts, get some +2.00 reading glasses from the drugstore.

Of course, none of this addresses any other complications from surgery. You may also experience halos or ghosting that would worsen your best-corrected visual acuity from what you currently experience with glasses. Or, the result could come in less than a -2D target and be more like -3D.

Personally, if the doctor couldn’t target < -1D with LASIK and I had good vision with glasses, I would not proceed. Possibly consider interocular lens (IOL) implants as an alternative.