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A corneal thickness of 370 disqualifies you for LASIK surgery. It would be useful to see an experienced Refractive surgeon to explore other options.
Dr. Dello Russo responds: 360 microns is a very thin cornea. By itself alone your cornea is not thick enough for LASIK. Maybe PRK, but make sure you are evaluated by a skilled laser surgeon.
SMILE technology is not bad. It can't really be used on those with high astigmatism and it may take a few months to see full results. I perform CATz because CATz is the best form of Lasik available and provides next day results. I am the only surgeon regularly performing this surgery...
With your level of myopia and cornea thickness, LASIK is not an option, as there is not enough room to create a LASIK flap and the treat your cornea with laser. Therefore, your two options would be a phakic IOL or surface laser. The Phakic IOL provides outstanding quality of vision,...
I never like to do borderline cases when there is a safer alternative. You would probably be an excellent candidate for PRK which is much safer in your case.
Dry eyes is the most common side effect of surgery. Viral conjunctivitis is an insult to the ocular surface and therefore can also worsen dry eye and so can blepharitis. It can take up to a year for the dryness to return to baseline so it is likely to improve over the next 5 months. Going...
In my experience, I have found that it is best to avoid this sort of exposure for at least a month before and after LASIK surgery.
Under correction is probably the second most common adverse effect of Lasik surgery. Dry eye is the most common adverse effect. Under correction is not necessarily normal but it is relatively common. It is more common if the prescription is unstable prior to the surgery which tends to...
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