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if you are a good candidate for both procedures, which is preferred for patients with high myopes (greater the -7.00). i would like a definitive answer. i keep getting differing answers.
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charmer
in Manhattan, NY
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LASIK vs LASEK for high prescriptions
You're getting different answers because the doctors you speak to are not explaining things to you in the detail necessary for you to make your own informed decision. I do things differently, i.e. assume my patients are smart enough to make the correct logical conclusions--provided I provide them with sufficient information (which I do)!
I was the 1st LASIK surgeon in NYC to have LASIK myself, which means out of the 1,000 eye surgeons in NYC who say they do LASIK, and the 10 who do this...
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Recovery from LASIK is much quicker
I generally prefer LASIK but with a laser created flap. Recovery from LASIK is much quicker. The intralase (or femtosecond) laser has made bladeless LASIK more precise and safer for higher myopes.
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New York Ophthalmologist
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LASEK vs LASIK for High Myopia
It is very easy to get lost in the "alphabet soup" letters surrounding the various Laser Vision Correction(LVC) procedures that we do. LASEK is, essentially, PRK, which is the performance of LVC on the outer surface of the eye. This procedure is typically reserved for less severe prescriptions and your myopia is in the "higher than average" group. I would recommend LASIK for a -7.00 patient, if your corneal thickness is adequate(above 520 microns should be sufficient)...
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