10 Easy LASIK Tips

 

Ten easy tips to help you make the best choice for your LASIK or laser vision correction:

 

LASIK Tip #1. Demand advanced technology.

LASIK Tip #2. Choose the right LASIK surgeon.

  • Caring doctor not a sales-person
  • Spends time and patiently answers all your questions
  • Educated at a top-notch universities and ophthalmology programs
  • Experienced LASIK and ophthalmic surgeon
  • Obtains excellent results
  • Meticulous and does not defer too much to staff

LASIK Tip #3. Avoid “LASIK mills”.

  • Little individual attention to each patient and each eye
  • Too much delegation of responsibility to non-medical staff
  • Advertisement of very cheap prices often at the expense of quality
  • Too much sales-pressure applied
  • Often bring in surgeons that will leave town the next day and thus be unavailable to personally address any potential issues after surgery

LASIK Tip #4. Choose the correct financing option.

  • Should be able to get interest-free financing
  • Consider using pre-tax flex spending account money
  • Your vison-plan may help

LASIK Tip #5. Do your homework about the LASIK procedure.

  • 101 LASIK FAQ on this website
  • Understand all benefits as well as potential risks of LASIK
  • Ask all your questions from your surgeon prior to scheduling surgery

LASIK Tip #6. Do not fall victim to advertisements.

  • Very low prices often mean low quality or a compromise on technology
  • Be careful of extra costs adding on to advertised price.
  • Make sure you know exactly what technology you are getting.

LASIK Tip #7. Make sure your glasses prescription has been stable.

  • If you are “sold” LASIK when your prescription has not been stable, your correction likely will not last too long and you will soon see blurry again as your prescription changes.
  • It is nice to have a copy of your last few glasses prescription or eye-doctor notes over the last 2 years prior to your LASIK.
  • Be careful of any doctor who recommends LASIK without enquiring about your past glasses prescriptions or their stability.

LASIK Tip #8. Plan on being in town for at least one week after your LASIK surgery.

  • Problems with LASIK are rare, but just in case, plan on being in town for at least a week.
  • Make sure your surgeon will be around to address any potential issues with your surgery.

LASIK Tip #9. If you have dry eyes, make sure they are optimally treated prior to considering LASIK.

  • Do your eyes burn or tear-up when there is a breeze?
  • Talk to your doctor about tear-plugs.
  • Talk to your doctor about restasis eye-drops.
  • If severe enough, dry eyes can make you not a good candidate for laser vision correction.

LASIK Tip #10. Consider PRK and other types of laser vision correction.

  • PRK, Epi-Lasik, and LASEK are excellent alternatives to LASIK.
  • Be sure that your surgeon has spoken to you about these alternatives.
  • Studies have shown that final visual outcomes are comparable between LASIK and surface treatments like PRK for most people.
  • For some patients, PRK, Epi-LASIK, or LASEK are better options than LASIK.

 

 

 

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