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Are you a good candidate for LASIK?
Are you a good candidate for LASIK or other forms of refractive surgery?
Mostindividuals are good candidates for LASIK, but very importantly there are some who donot qualify as good candidates, either because they do not meet the accepted medicalcriteria, or do not have the correct expectations or psychological profile. A thorough eyeexamination is absolutely necessary, to determine whether you are a good candidate for LASIK.
Are you the Ideal LASIK Candidate?
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You are, if you are over 18 years of age, and have a stable refractive error (i.e.glass or contact lens prescription) since a couple of years (minor changes, like0.25 or 0.5 D, may not be that important, though).
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You have sufficient corneal thickness so that LASIK treatment will leave you withenough corneal tissue which is deemed to be within safety guidelines.
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You have a refractive error upto around -12 D on the myopic side (including theastigmatism or cylindrical component), and upto around +6D on the hyperopicside (including astigmatism). Most lasers are able to treat within this range, andhave been approved by the US FDA for such a range of treatments.
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You do not suffer from any disease, vision-related or otherwise, that may reducethe effectiveness of the surgery or the patient’s ability to heal properly andquickly.
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You are adequately informed about the benefits and risks of the procedure. Youshould thoroughly discuss the procedure with your physicians and understand thatfor most people, the goal of refractive surgery should be the reduction of dependency on glasses and contact lenses, not their complete elimination, even if in most cases it does result in complete elimination of dependency on glasses or contact lenses.
Are you a ‘Less Than Ideal’ candidate for LASIK?
Sometimes, factors exist that preclude a candidate from being ideal for LASIK surgery. Inmany cases, a surgeon may still be able to perform the procedure safely, given that thecandidate and physician have adequately discussed the benefits and risks, and set realisticexpectations for the results. You could get LASIK done, even with some level of reducedexpectations if:
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You have a history of dry eyes. Bear in mind that a history of long term contactlens use often causes dry eyes.
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You have a history of auto-immume disease, like certain skin diseases, like psoriasis, and certain systemic diseases, like arthritis, in which you have beengiven (or are taking) steroids or other immunosupressant drugs for a long time.
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Your corneal surface is not normal, either due to a past infection, or injury or longterm dry eye disease.
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