You are probably a good Lasik candidate

Should I consider Lasek surgery?

I am tired of wearing glasses and contacts, but my vision is very bad, and I don't know if lasek surgery will work for me.  How do I know if I'm a good candidate for this procedure?


Robert K. Maloney, MD
28 months ago
By Robert K. Maloney, MD - Los Angeles Ophthalmologist

You are probably a good Lasik candidate if:

  1. You depend on glasses or contacts for good vision
  2. Your eyes are healthy
  3. Glasses or contacts are frustrating, inconvenient, uncomfortable, or impair your recreational and career interests.

Put another way, nowadays with our variety of advanced procedures, including LASIK, PRK, implantable contact lenses, and refractive lens exchange, almost everyone is a candidate.

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