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A Lasik Eye Surgery Checklist
By Roger Overanout, Thu Dec 8th
If you are considering going through eye surgery here area few things you will want to take into consideration :- Will there be any impact on your career - does your job prohibitrefractive surgery? Is the financial cost to high - can you really afford thisprocedure?
Existing medical conditions - e.g., do you have an autoimmunedisease or other major illness? Do you have a chronic illnessthat might slow or alter healing? Current eye conditions - do you have or have you ever had anydifficulties with your eyes except needing glasses or contactlenses? Are you taking any medication - do you take steroids or otherdrugs that might prevent healing? Are your eyes in a stable condition - has your prescriptionaltered in the last year? How strong or weak are your glasses - do you useglasses/contacts only some of the time? Do you need anexceptionaly strong prescription? Do you have an unusual pupilsize - are your pupils extra large in dim circumstances? Is the thickness of your Cornea ok - do you have thin corneas? Dry eye - do you have dry eyes or is your tear gland workingproperly? Overtreatment or undertreatment - are you willing and able tohave extra surgery to get the desired result? You may still need reading glasses - do you have presbyopia? Theresults may not be lasting - do you think this is the lastcorrection you will ever need? Do you realize that long-termresults are not known? You could suffer permanent loss of vision - do you know somepatients may lose some vision or experience blindness? Dry eyes - do you know that if you have dry eyes they couldbecome worse, or if you don't have dry eyes before you coulddevelop chronic dry eyes as a result of surgery? You coulddevelop various visual symptoms - do you know about glare,halos, starbursts, etc. and that night driving may be difficult? Contrast sensitivity - do you know your vision could be severelyreduced in dim light circumstances? Bilateral treatment - do you know the additional risks of havingboth eyes treated at the same time? Patient information - have you read the patient data bookletabout the laser being used for your procedure? What is your doctors experience - how many eyes has your doctorperformed surgery on with the same laser? Does he have the correct equipment - does
your doctor use aFDA-approved laser for the procedure you need? Have you been given all the Information - is your doctor keen tospend the time to answer all your concerns? Will your doctor provide long-term care - does your doctorencourage follow-up and management of you as a patient? Yourpreop and postop care may be provided by a doctor other than thesurgeon. Make sure you are comfortable - do you feel you know your doctorand are comfortable with an equal exchange of information? No contact lenses prior to evaluation and surgery - can you gofor an extended period of time not wearing contact lenses? Have a thorough exam - have you arranged not to drive or workafter the exam? Read and understand the informed consent - has your doctor givenyou an informed consent form to take home and answered all yourqueries? No makeup before surgery - can you go 24-36 hours without makeupprior to surgery? Arrange for transportation - can someone drive you home aftersurgery? Plan to take a few days to recover - can you take time off totake it easy for a couple of days if necessary? Expect not to see clearly for a few days - do you know you willnot see clearly immediately? Know sights, smells, sounds of surgery - has your doctor madeyou feel comfortable with the actual steps of the procedure? Be prepared to take drops/medications- are you willing and ableto put drops in your eyes at regular intervals? Be prepared to wear an eye shield - do you know you need toprotect the eye for a period of time after surgery to avoidinjury? Expect some pain/discomfort - do you know how much pain toexpect? Know when to seek help - do you recognize what problems couldoccur and when to seek medical intervention? Know when to expect your vision to stop changing - are you awarethat final results could take a long time? Make sure your refraction is stable before any further surgery -if you don't get the desired outcome, do you know not to have anenhancement until the prescription stops changing? This may allsound very daunting but the vast majority of people who haveLasik eye surgery experience a very good result, by taking thetime to prepare properly, you will greatly increase yourprospects of a good result also. About the author:For all the latest information about eye surgery check outwww.lasikpulse.com You may reprint this article provided you maintain a live linkback to www.lasikpulse.com
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