Chicago LASIK doctors
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Mark Golden, MD
Chicago Ophthalmologist
875 North Michigan Avenue Suite 1550, Chicago |
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Sanjay Rao, MD
Chicago Ophthalmologist
180 N. Michigan Ave. 19th Floor, Chicago |
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Susan J. Taub, MD
Chicago Ophthalmologist
4646 N Marine Dr. 8th Floor, Elevator A, Chicago |
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Dimitri Azar, MD
Chicago Ophthalmologist
1855 W. Taylor Street M/C 648, Chicago |
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Irene Ouska Bakos, MD
Chicago Ophthalmologist
1111 W. Superior St. Ste. 401, Melrose Park |
Recent Answers
I have a condition called lazy eye. Also, I have a strong level of nearsightness and astigmatism on that eye. I have been wearing glasses since I was 6. I am 28 now. I have no eye diseases or complications such as diabetes. I want to consider lasik surgery but I am too scared. My perscription hasn't changed for many years. Am I a good candidate for lasik surgery? If yes, which type of lasik surgery is right for me?
A lazy eye is one that does not have normal best corrected vision. I never operate on the good eye of a person with amblyopia, but commonly operate on the lazy eye. Those who have decreased vision based on the large difference in the prescription in their two eyes may benefit by having the high correction fixed. In my experience, those whose prescription is brought back to normal commonly have improvement in their vision over a several year period of time. Additionally, the field of view and peripheral vision are helped.
Im 30 and have a consult for Lasik. My vision is -1.0 AND -2.25. if I get pregnant again (I have a 4 1/2 year old) is there a possibility it will ruin my results? I heard pregnancy can change your vision. Im not planning on any more children soon. Second question is usually with my slight prescription is the newer Custom LASIK, Custom PRK or Custom All-Laser LASIK a good choice or would regular lasiks most likely be enough? Thank you in advanced for your answers :)
The major hormonal changes that women undergo during pregnancy can cause unpredictable healing. For that reason, I suggest that women avoid pregnancy for the first three months after LASIK and suggest that they wait until no longer pregnant and no long breast feeding before having surgery. Women who have had LASIK outside of these time periods rarely have any change in their vision.
I've been farsighted since my teens. I started in the 2-3 Diopter range as a teen, and now I am +3.75 in my dominant eye and +5.00 in my non-dominant eye. My ADD for reading is +1.50 (both eyes). A few years ago I looked into LASIK, but was told that my eye was already too round, so making the lens steeper would result in extreme eye dryness toward the center of my eye. That was 10 years ago. I'm wondering what my options are today.
I would encourage you to consider options to LASIK or surface ablation. In my opinion, laser refractive procedures should usually be limited to somewhere between +3 and +4. As a +5, I think that you would be better served with either contact lenses or consider clear lens extraction with a multi-focal implant. If phakic IOL's were available in the U.S. they would also be potential options. I personally do not treat +5 patients as they tend not to do well.
