Are You a Good Lasik Candidate?

Are you a good lasik candidate?   Will lasik eye surgery help you?  Is it an option you should consider?

Lasik eye correction is no longer sold quite as widely and enthusiastically as it was only five years ago.   Doctors are more cautious, and surgeons more choosy about  patients they will accept as candidates for surgery.

Generally candidates fall into one of three groups.    

These are "good candidates", "less than ideal" candidates, and those who definitely should not consider a lasik procedure.

As with so much in life, extremes generaly mean "don't go there".  

Lasik eye correction is probably only a good idea for healthy people who have a low to moderate eye problem, and who find eyeglasses or contact lenses annoying.

Good lasik eye correction candidates

You need to be more than 18 years of age; lasik is not approved for anyone under that age, as young eyes change too much.   You will have had a stable prescription for corrective lenses for at least two years - to make sure that your eyes are not changing too much.

You must be affected by one or more of the three common conditions that lasik can treat - myopia (short-sightedness), hyperopia (long-sightedness) or astigmatism (blurred vision caused by a badly-shaped cornea), or a combination of these three.

You should not suffer from eye diseases, or indeed any other disease that might affect the effectiveness of surgery, or your ability to heal quickly.

Your cornea must be at least 500 microns thick, to allow enough depth for the surgeon to create the required corneal flap.  

Your pupils must not dilate more than seven millimeters in the dark.   If they do you will be much more likely to suffer from night vision problems such as halos or glare after any lasik eye correction.

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