What would disqualify you from getting LASIK?

Patients with autoimmune diseases are not good Lasik candidates. Many autoimmune conditions cause dry eye syndrome. A dry eye may not heal well and has a higher risk of post-Lasik infection. Other conditions such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, glaucoma, or cataracts often affect Lasik results.

What is the difference between LASIK and iDesign?

iDesign is the latest technology to perform LASIK. It is 25 times more precise in measuring eye prescription for your LASIK eye surgery than current methods used to measure glasses or contacts. It provides 5x more resolution* than Customvue LASIK.

How does iDesign refines LASIK eye surgery?

iDesign Refines LASIK Eye Surgery. In modern LASIK a laser is used to make a very thin ‘flap’ in the cornea of the eye. The flap is gently lifted from the cornea. Another laser then reshapes the underlying cornea to the shape that has been programmed into it. In standard lasik the surgeon and orthoptists ‘tell’ it what shape is to be sculpted.

What are the disadvantages of bilateral LASIK surgery?

Simultaneous bilateral surgery deprives the patient of the possibility of gaining a better refracative outcome in the second eye and of judging the visual benefit of the surgery by comparing the operated eye +/- residual spectacle or contact lens correction with the corrected unoperated eye.

Can you have LASIK on the second eye?

Patients may not elect surgery in the 2nd eye if there are undesirable effects with the first eye. In effect, bilateral simultaneous LASIK deprives patients of informed consent for the 2nd eye. As of 2015, about a quarter of Lasik surgeons still use a blade (as opposed to a laser) to create the Lasik flap.

How is ilasik used to correct short sightedness?

When the short-sightedness, or long-sightedness, or astigmatism are treated by laser in iLASIK these unique imperfections are ironed out at the same time. Better vision! In modern LASIK a laser is used to make a very thin ‘flap’ in the cornea of the eye. The flap is gently lifted from the cornea.