Getting ready for any surgery is a tedious process and preparing for LASIK is no different. One must ensure that everything is ready and that you look good. While preparing for LASIK isn’t as difficult as with some other surgeries, there are still a few things you need to take care of before you go in for LASIK.
If you are wearing contact lenses, take note. You must remove your contact lenses a few weeks before you have your LASIK consultation. The reason for this is because some contact lenses reshape your cornea themselves, hence causing problems with LASIK. Here are some FDA recommendations based on your contact lenses:
-Soft contact lenses should be removed and not worn for at least two weeks prior to your LASIK evaluation.
-Rigid gas permeable lenses should be removed and not worn for at least three weeks prior to LASIK evaluation.
-Hard lenses should be removed and not worn for at least four weeks prior to LASIK evaluation.
This is done so as to allow your cornea to regain its shape and size.
Once you arrive for your consultation the LASIK surgeon will be able to take the true measurements of the shape and size of your cornea and design the procedure around your measurements.
When you meet the LASIK surgeon to talk about your upcoming surgery you should tell him a little bit about yourself. Tell him/her about any past or present medical conditions you suffer from. Also tell him of any medications you may be taking or are allergic to. It is very important that you inform your doctor about all of this so that he can decide if you’re a good candidate for LASIK.
After you’ve shared your personal information with the doctor, he/she will then use this information to if you are a good candidate for LASIK surgery. Ask him to explain to you the risks and benefits of the surgery as well as other alternatives. In other words he should tell you what to expect all the way, from beginning to end.
Don’t use any perfume, cream, lotion or make-up the day before the surgery. This is to prevent any debris from getting into your eye. The LASIK surgeon may even ask you to scrub and wash out your eyes thoroughly before LASIK surgery to prevent any type of infection from occurring.
Lastly, it would be prudent that you arrange with a family member to be transported to and from the LASIK center. Before the commencement of the LASIK surgery, the doctor may order that you be given medicine to help you relax. Such medicine could impair your vision and reaction time, but it is nothing to be alarmed about. After LASIK surgery you may have impaired vision and may need a few days just to recover your eyesight, hence the need to have someone drive you to and from the LASIK center.
Jimmy Roos
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What is the most common reason why parents say no to lasik eye surgery to kids?
If the kid is ready for surgery and wants to banish his/her’s bifocals, why do parents say no on the idea of getting his/her’s child get surgery for a better life?
The main reason why LASIK should not be done on children is that their vision is not yet stable. Children often experience significant changes in their vision, since all infants suffer from mild hyperopia, which fades, while myopia often does not set in until children enter their teens or even later. The changing vision of children is related to changes in their cornea. If children have LASIK done, they will most likely need it done a second time later on. In addition, no good data exists on the effects of reshaping on still-growing corneas.
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I am personally not a fan of Lasik for ANYONE, not just children. Our close family friend is an eye dr and is horrified by it; we had a long discussion about it once. Lasik thins the corneas, which naturally happens as you get older. Seems to me that it’s foolish to do that, since it’s aging your eyes. I wonder if we’ll start seeing people with cataracts and things in their 40s…lol!!
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Blind as a bat since I was 6; I wear contacts and glasses
my son had surgery on his eyes to fix a lazy eye problem when he was 7, and it was wonderful. He used to have to wear these ugly bifocals, and was made fun of all the time for his nerdy glasses.
He hasn’t worn glasses since a month after the surgery, and has wonderful vision now, and you can see his beautiful eyes.
It only took a few mintues for each eye (yes both were done) and he was fine in a day, he slept the whole night after he came home (was awke for a few hours) but was fine the very next day. We still had to put drops in and all, but I would do it again …
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No respectable doctor would perform eye surgery on a child, their eyes are still growing.
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