Last week we addressed some of the most common questions
asked by different patients about LASIK. Here are a few more.
Can I have LASIK
while I am pregnant?
The answer to this question is no. When you are pregnant, your
body goes through many changes. One of these changes can be your eyesight.
These changes can throw off our exam results. We pride ourselves on superior results
for our patients; therefore, we will not perform laser vision correction on any
woman who is pregnant. After birth, we may ask a patient to wait from six
months to a year for their vision to stabilize again before correcting their
vision.
There are people,
even famous people, speaking out against having LASIK because they had a
not-so-great experience. Why?
There is always something important to be learned from
others’ mistakes. This is one. LASIK is not for everyone. Even so, some
surgeons will perform LASIK on anyone who wishes to have the procedure. This is
a BAD IDEA.
If you perform LASIK on patients who are not optimal
candidates, their sight may be negatively affected with the outcome. At Charleston Cornea and Refractive Surgery, we won’t take this risk. We will first ensure you are a
candidate. If you are not, we will explain why and also let you know if there
is anything we can do (i.e. another procedure) to help you see clearly.
This practice of performing LASIK on everyone who walks in
the door is more common in a corporate-owned LASIK office. Corporate
offices are more concerned with their income, thus they’ll opt to do as many
LASIK procedures as possible, even at risk to the patient's results.
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