The number one, most asked question concerning Lasik eye surgery is, “Is Lasik right for me?” Of course the answer is independent based on many factors, different in each person, but some factors for who can and cannot have Lasik have risen over the years. These factors are age, eye stability, health conditions, and even your physical activities, each playing a factor into whether you can have Lasik surgery, or not.
In order to have Lasik eye surgery, surgeons usually have patients be at least 20 years old to ensure eye stability. Although 20 years old is usually the recommended age, people that are 18 and older are legally allowed to have the surgery done.
The only reason 20 or older is recommended is because of eye stability, which is the ability and tendency for an eye to change its prescription. People who have eyes which change often are usually considered to have refractive instability, which means the person’s vision changes like young children’s do. If your eyes have changed prescription within a year of your last eye exam, you are considered to have refractive instability.
Health conditions are serious and if diagnosed with a disease, you must notify it to your surgeon. People with autoimmune diseases and diabetes are not allowed to have Lasik, as their eye might not be able to heal right with their health condition. Any eye disease will cause either a delay or even a denial to having the surgery. Glaucoma, Herpes Zoster (in the eye), and Keratoconus are all disease that have not been investigated enough in order to authorize any surgery with a patient having these diseases.
The last factor is your physical activities and lifestyle. People with very intense, high contact sport activities and hobbies, like boxing, martial art fighting, and wrestling, are usually not recommended to have Lasik, as the punches to the head and black eyes will cause harm to the reformed cornea.
So, is Lasik eye surgery right for you? If you read this article and still qualify under all those conditions, you are more than likely able to have Lasik eye surgery.
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