A thorough evaluation is essential to know if the patient is a candidate for Lasik Surgery.
Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, better known as LASIK surgery, is a procedure that modifies the eye tissue at the front of the eye, called the cornea. This surgery corrects vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, reducing or eliminating the need for glasses or contact lenses.
This procedure in eliminating the tissue of the cornea by means of a laser, with the purpose of giving it shape. To access the cornea, the surgeon cuts a piece the size of a contact lens, after reshaping the cornea, the surgeon places the segment in place.
Vision is often very good immediately after the operation, but it takes a few weeks for the final result to be evident.
Medical history, family history, and other existing medical conditions may influence the success of surgery. The shape and thickness of the cornea should also be evaluated to ensure the procedure can be performed safely.
Possible (temporary) side effects of the surgery can be glare and halos around lights, especially at night, which can last anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks.
If you are not a candidate for surgery, a problem that can arise after surgery is post-LASIK ectasia, which changes the shape of the cornea after the procedure. People with this condition experience weakening of the cornea, but it is much more serious than that. In some cases, ectasia may require a corneal transplant.
The main risk factor that can trigger post-LASIK ectasia is keratoconus. Therefore, people who have a family history of this disease are not suitable to undergo this operation.
For these reasons, a thorough evaluation is essential to confirm that the patient is a candidate for the procedure. These people have positive results and are satisfied with the result of the surgery.
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