for higher prescription (-7.5 and -8.75) there is a risk of corneal scarring and haze with lasek and to mitigate against this Mitomycin C is used So with this added complication is the higher risk having flaps with lasik or havjng lasek with mmc kn long term? OR if lasem and no mmc maybe with vitamin c will haze and scar riskbe high ? Is haze lonv term with lasek? or smile without wavefront
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Answer: I just put up a table on my website comparing all these procedures
Hi, it's hard to know exactly without all the details but if you are over 40, the surgery for nearsightedness is a trade of near vision for far away vision.Hopefully, you can bring these issues up with your surgeon.
Depends if the scar is clinically significant ie decreasing your vision, often we can see it on slit-lamp but it's mild so no need to treat. if it is decreasing vision you can have a PTK as that other MD said, but i would suggest a long course of topical steroids, that usually works, of course...
Although your corneas are slightly thinner than average,
they are still thick enough to safely have LASIK. A femtosecond-laser created flap (such as IntraLASIK) would
allow a thin flap, and a safe ablation depth. LASEK, also known as PRK or epi-LASIK is also a perfectly
good option. In my...
