Lasik surgery questions - and some quick
answersYou must ask some crucial lasik surgery questions
before making any decisions, so that you understand what to
expect before, after and during lasik surgery.
You’re almost certain to have a long
talk up front with your Lasik surgeon or your doctor, and
that's the perfect time to ask lasik surgery questions to gain
that understanding.
If fact, a key part of any examination before surgery should be
an explanation of what to expect.
This should probably be your first question, and
a good examination will provide the answer.
Make sure you tell your doctor about your general state
of health and the history of any eye problems you
experienced or still experience.
Anyone under 18, anyone is who pregnant or nursing or
who will be within six months, is also not a good
candidate.
- Will degenerative eye diseases disqualify
you?
Poor candidates increase the risk of an unsatisfactory
outcome to the surgery - neither you nor your surgeon will
be keen to take that sort of chance.
- Will a Lasik vision correction allow you to get
rid of corrective lenses?
The only real answer to that is “maybe”.
Lasik eye correction procedures are not designed to
produce perfect vision. The aim is but to
improve vision and reduce your dependence on corrective
lenses. So you may still need some form of glasses or
contacts.
- Are there any risks in having Lasik eye
correction?
This is one of the more frequent lasik surgery
questions, and the answer is - Absolutely Yes. Lasik is
surgery, and all surgery carries risks.
But the incidence of what are termed “bad outcomes” is low.
Most people make a good recovery, with minimal (or at
least acceptable) side effects such as reduced vision at
night or in low-light conditions.
But there are occasionally long-term complications, and
sometimes even problems bad enough to threaten vision
itself.
The Lasik procedure is quite quick and painless; it
should take about a minute an eye, and the whole process
should take less than half an hour.
Only your eye is numbed using drops, so you’ll stay
awake the whole time. If this thought makes you feel
uncomfortable you could ask for a mild sedative.
You’ll probably be able to walk out of the clinic once
surgery is finished. But you must arrange
to be taken home, and it would be wise to take three or
four days off work.
You need to visit the eye surgeon a day or two after the
procedure. You will already have been briefed on the
post-operative procedure; your doctor will probably remind
you of it again.
The “cost” part of the normal lasik eye surgery question
list is something of a “how long is a piece of string”
one. The range is somewhere between $1000
and $3500 per eye. It depends on where you live, the
condition of your eyes, and the techniques and equipment
that have to be used.
Lasik eye correction is an elective process (you choose
to have it) so it is not normally covered by insurance
plans. Many clinics have finance plans
available. Some employers have schemes
that will help, and you might even quality for some tax
relief - talk to your financial advisor.
Before you go ahead with surgery, you must make sure you get
all the answers you need to the lasik eye surgery questions
that concern you. Only then can you make that
crucial “informed decision”.
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