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LASIK surgery: Is it right for you?
What does LASIK eye surgery involve?
Are your eyes healthy?
Are you healthy?
Is your vision stable?
Can you afford it?
Do you understand possible side effects and complications?
Can you go without your contact lenses for several weeks before surgery?
What are your expectations for LASIK?
How do you choose an eye surgeon?
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What is the goal of LASIK surgery
What are the types of refractive laser surgery?
Is my vision treatable and stable?
Are my eyes healthy?
Am I healthy?
Can I afford it?
Do I understand possible side effects and complications?
LASIK versus reading glasses
Can I follow presurgery and postsurgery guidelines?
What are my expectations?
How do I choose an eye surgeon?
The final decision
Are your eyes healthy?
Are you healthy?
Is your vision stable?
Can you afford it?
Do you understand possible side effects and complications?
Can you go without your contact lenses for several weeks before surgery?
What are your expectations for LASIK?
How do you choose an eye surgeon?
Content
What is the goal of LASIK surgery
What are the types of refractive laser surgery?
Is my vision treatable and stable?
Are my eyes healthy?
Am I healthy?
Can I afford it?
Do I understand possible side effects and complications?
LASIK versus reading glasses
Can I follow presurgery and postsurgery guidelines?
What are my expectations?
How do I choose an eye surgeon?
The final decision
Can I follow presurgery and postsurgery guidelines?
If you wear contact lenses, you have to completely stop wearing them and switch to glasses for at least a few weeks before your surgery. Contact lenses distort the natural shape of your cornea. This can lead to inaccurate measurements and poor surgical outcomes.
You use eyedrops after surgery to help with healing. If you have PRK surgery, you wear sunglasses outside to prevent scarring. Follow all instructions carefully.
