i'm scheduled to have my lasik in 3 days and i got mild eye infection my DR put me on antibiotics eye drops and ointment .. and told me it will get better before the surgery and that it was planed to get those treatments after the surgery ... is it ok ?? and if not how long shall i wait till my eyes get well ???
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I am assuming that you are worried about possible windy conditions aboard a ship. The flap will be secure enough after 2 weeks that wind would not be a concern although dust or other airborne debris might irritate your eyes.
If the wind on the deck is strong enough at night...
You sound like a great candidate! If your corneas are thick enough and you have normal corneal scans. So long as you are free of other serious diseases or high risk medications, you should be perfect. It sounds like you are a perfect candidate for LASIK and can correct your vision to...
You can't get LASIK if you have thin corneas
you can only get a surface ablation which doesn't cut a flap so is safer for thin corneas
the old method of this was PRK, which i stopped performing in 1999
the new method is called Advanced Surface Ablation, or ASA
this means LASEK or...