CHECKED YESTERDAY Cornea: (L) 551 microns (R) 534 microns Power: (L) + 1.75 | -1.25 x 180 (6/6). (R) -1.00 x 15 (6/4.5 -2) Some doctors said I shouln't proceed with LASIK. Since I don't have much Rx, the relative benefit is minimal. However, I find glasses to be quite inconvenient and can afford LASIK. When I am outdoors, I don't need glasses to see. Only to read text on the computer. The surgeon who agreed to my operation has done 12000 ops using VISX V4 IR Excimer Wavefront IntraLase.
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The IntraLase iFS 150 refers to the particular laser used to make the LASIK flap: the first step in the LASIK procedure. CustomVue is a proprietary name for the measurement and correction of vision abnormalities (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and abearrations. This is...
Pregnancy does not permanently alter one's vision. There may be a transient and mild myopic shift. However, regular All-Laser-LASIK or PRK are viable options in these situations.
I don't think you have true Ptosis which can rarely be caused by the speculum tearing some levator muscle nerve fibers. It's probably pseudo Ptosis caused by dryness. That's why I switched to ASA as surface Ablations don't cut the corneal nerves like LASIK does which is the cause...