subject: Are You a Candidate for the Lasik Surgery? [print this page] Are you tired of wearing eyeglasses? Have you ever heard of Lasik surgery? Have you ever thought to have such a surgery to get your eyesight back? If your answers to these questions are yes, you need to consider this question: are you a candidate for the Lasik surgery? The fact is that not everyone is qualified to have such a surgery. Having it blindly may result in serious eye problems. Loss of vision is possible. Here below are some requirements for the candidate for a Lasik surgery. Check and find whether you are qualified.
Firstly, you have to be over 18 years old, or you would be too young to have such a surgery, for your eyes are in the stage of growth and there are too many variations in procedure for them.
Secondly, a current and valid prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses is needed. If you do not have, get one in an eye care center or hospital, and if you've already had one, the prescription should not be older than 2 years, which is supposed to accurately reflect your eye condition.
Thirdly, an appropriate corneal thickness is another condition for a good Lasik surgery candidate. Only when the cornea is thick enough can a correct flap be created to simulate the depth. In addition, the pupil distance should be within seven millimeters.
Fourthly, you are not supposed to have any eye diseases, and you'd better have never suffered from any eye diseases before. This is fairly important, or serious problems would be caused due to the unstable eye condition. Specifically speaking, a good Lasik eye surgery candidate should not have any herpes infection in the eye, should not experience Lupus, Hepatitis, Crohn and any other autoimmune diseases, should not suffer from the dry eye syndrome, should not be pregnant and should have cataract, advanced glaucoma, corneal disease, corneal thinning disorders or other pre-existing eye diseases. If you do want to get a Lasik surgery, but you have had eye diseases, you are suggested to get one at least one year after you recover from the diseases.
Despite that those requirements are fussy, remember that all of them are fairly important for your eye health if you want to undergo a Lasik eye surgery. Risks exist, so you should learn them thoroughly, and then you will experience an improved vision.
