What are some questions patients might ask in regards to Lasik surgery?

What are some questions patients might ask in regards to Lasik surgery?

Questions to ask about your LASIK surgeon’s experience What is your professional training? How many years of experience do you have, and how many LASIK procedures have you performed? Do you perform any other types of vision treatment? How many of your patients achieve vision results of 20/20 or better?

What would disqualify you for LASIK?

Patients with autoimmune diseases are not good Lasik candidates. Many autoimmune conditions cause dry eye syndrome. A dry eye may not heal well and has a higher risk of post-Lasik infection. Other conditions such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, glaucoma, or cataracts often affect Lasik results.

What kind of eye problems can LASIK solve?

LASIK, or other forms of vision correction surgery can improve the most common types of refractive errors including myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism and presbyopia.

Can Type 2 diabetics get LASIK?

Can People With Diabetes Get LASIK? According to a 2020 article published in EyeWorld, LASIK is safe for people living with diabetes, as long as your blood sugar levels are under control and the condition has not yet affected your eyes. LASIK – clear vision without contacts or glasses!

How long is LASIK recovery?

The immediate recovery period for LASIK generally lasts six to 12 hours, but it varies by patient, depending on several factors. Most patients see clearly within 24 hours after vision correction surgery, but others take two to five days to recover.

Does LASIK hurt?

Fortunately, LASIK eye surgery is not painful. Right before your procedure, your surgeon will place numbing eye drops into both of your eyes. While you may still feel a little bit of pressure during the procedure, you should not feel any pain.

Can LASIK be done on diabetes?

Diabetes is no longer considered a contraindication for LASIK, and neither is it true that people with diabetes will invariably have complications after undergoing a LASIK eye surgery.